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Mega Weather December 2021

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
watch
c)
front
d)
cloud
2.
An occluded front may remain in the same place for several days, producing light wind and precipitation.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which front leads to steady rain for several days?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
4.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
5.
name this symbol
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
6.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
7.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
8.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
9.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
10.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
11.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
12.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
13.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
14.
How many fronts are there?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
0
15.
What kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
16.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front 
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
17.
Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow.  It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
18.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward.  It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation. 
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front 
19.

In this image, the northern hemisphere is experiencing:

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

20.

In this image, the southern hemisphere is experiencing:

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

21.

In this image, the southern hemisphere is experiencing:

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

22.

In this image, the northern hemisphere is experiencing:

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

23.

What causes seasons on earth?

a)

The tilt of Earth's axis

b)

The Earth spins

24.

What causes day and night?

a)

The tilt of Earth's axis

b)

The Earth spins

25.

How long does it take the Earth to spin in a circle on its axis?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

26.

How long does it take the Earth to travel one full rotation around the sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

27.

Raleigh’s average temperature in February is 45 degrees

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

28.

Portland typically receives more rainfall per year than Phoenix

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

29.

Snow showers are expected in Boston on Wednesday

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

30.

It was 78 degrees and sunny on Saturday

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

31.

General trends

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

32.

Day to day conditions

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

33.

To measure temperature you use a:

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

Rain gauge

e)

anemometer

34.

To measure air pressure you use a:

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

Rain gauge

e)

anemometer

35.

To measure wind speed you use a:

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

Rain gauge

e)

anemometer

36.

To measure wind direction you use a:

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

Rain gauge

e)

anemometer

37.

To measure the amount of precipitation you use a:

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

38.
a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

39.

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

40.

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

41.

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

42.

a)

barometer

b)

weather vane

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

43.
What is an air mass?
a)
a place where weather always changes in an extreme way
b)
a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
c)
any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail
d)
any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing
44.
What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?
a)
a formation
b)
warm air
c)
a front
d)
a tornado
45.
When a cold air mass crashes into a warm air mass, which kind of front is formed?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
hot front
d)
polar front
46.
Why does a warm front usually bring a light and steady rain?
a)
warm fronts bring extremely low pressure
b)
weather that is not intense always happens at any kind of front
c)
a warm air mass violently crashes against a cold air mass, so the weather is wet
d)
a warm air mass slowly climbs up over the cold air mass, so the weather is less intense
47.
Which kind of front usually forms long, thin stratus clouds?
a)
polar front
b)
cold front
c)
warm front
d)
hot front
48.
Which front leads to steady rain for several days?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
49.
Name this symbol
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
50.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
51.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
52.
This type of front can bring strong storms.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
53.
How many fronts are there?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
0
54.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front 
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
55.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

56.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

57.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

58.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

59.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

60.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

61.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

62.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

63.

Stratus clouds and steady rain

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

64.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

65.

When warm and cold air masses meet and neither has the force to move the other

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

66.

When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

67.

When a moist, warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

68.

When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, forcing the warm air mass to rise

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

69.

Brings warmer weather

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

70.

Brings cooler weather

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

71.

Warm and moist air

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

72.

Cool and dry air

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

73.

Cloudy

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

74.

Stormy

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

75.

Sunny

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

76.

Fair weather

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

77.

Cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

78.

Clear skies

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

79.

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

80.

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

81.

In HIGH pressure, air ____________

a)

pushes down

b)

rises up

82.

In LOW pressure, air ____________

a)

pushes down

b)

rises up

83.

ALL weather fronts bring ___________

a)

fair weather

b)

rain

84.
They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They have flat bases that are usually a little darker than the heaping top.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus 
d)
Stratus
85.
These clouds are the closest to the ground. Their name means layer- or sheet like. They bring light & continuous rain or snow and cover most of the sky. 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cumulus
86.
During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
transpiration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
87.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
nimbostratus
88.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
altostratus
89.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain/thunderstorms comes from it. 
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
90.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
91.
How do clouds form?
a)
Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.
b)
Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.
c)
Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.
d)
Magic
92.
Cumulonimbus clouds mean ...
a)
fair weather (nice)
b)
thunderstorms
c)
rain/storms coming
d)
long periods of rain
93.
Cumulus clouds usually mean ...
a)
fair weather (nice)
b)
thunderstorms
c)
rain/storms coming
d)
long periods of rain
94.
Cirrus clouds mean ...
a)
fair weather (nice)
b)
thunderstorms
c)
rain/storms coming
d)
long periods of rain
95.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
nimbus
b)
cummulus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
96.
What type of clouds is this?
a)
Cummulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cummulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
97.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cummulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
nimbus
98.
Type of cloud seen here?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
99.
High level cloud that contains ice crystals?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
100.
Fog is an example of a ground level ______ cloud.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
101.
These clouds are responsible for thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
102.
The cumulonimbus cloud can be categorized as what type of cloud?
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
altonimbus
103.
What is moving air?
a)
rain
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
speed
speed
104.
What does nimbus mean?
a)
storm
b)
nimble
c)
rain
d)
rainbow
105.
What does water turn in to when it evaporates?
a)
rain
b)
water vapor
c)
snow
d)
hail
106.
What happens when something condenses?
a)
It warms up.
b)
It cools down. 
107.
Water moves in a circle. What is this circle called?
a)
water cycle
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
108.
They are highest clouds in the sky. They look wispy, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Stratus

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