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Meteorology Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

2.

During the day, cool air from over the ocean blowing into land is a(n) ______.

a)

Coriolis effect

b)

aurora borealis

c)

sea breeze

d)

land breeze

3.

Don't sail into the ___________! The windless zone at the equator where warm air is rising up.

a)

Polar Easterlies

b)

NE Trade Winds

c)

Prevailing Westerlies

d)

Doldrums

4.

Oxygen makes up about _______ of Earth's atmosphere.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

80%

5.

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather, clouds, and smog occur?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

6.

The surface winds that are responsible for most of the weather movement across the US are the _______.

a)

Doldrums

b)

NE Trade Winds

c)

Prevailing Westerlies

d)

Polar Easterlies

7.

The instrument that measures air pressure is a _______.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

anemometer

8.

A scientist who studies weather is a ___________.

a)

volcanologist

b)

seismologist

c)

meteorologist

d)

podiatrist

9.

When severe weather COULD occur, a(n) _______ is issued by the National Weather Service.

a)

Watch

b)

Warning

c)

Amber Alert

d)

Ozone Alert

10.

The weather map symbol shown here indicates a ______ front.

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

11.

A line on a weather map that connects places with the same temperature is a(n) _______.

a)

Equalbar

b)

Equaltherm

c)

Isobar

d)

Isotherm

12.

Why do sea breezes and land breezes occur at the beach?

a)

Because the land heats and cools more quickly than the water.

b)

Because the land heats and cools more slowly than the water.

c)

Because the land and the water heat and cool at the same rate.

d)

Because the sand gets hot due to conduction from the Sun.

13.

When fossil fuels like coal or gasoline are burned, _______ is released into the air.

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

14.

The factor with the greatest affect on climate is ________.

a)

Large bodies of water

b)

Mountains

c)

Latitude

d)

Moonlight

15.

The transfer of heat energy from the Sun to the Earth is through the process of __________.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

16.

Thin, wispy clouds high in the troposphere that usually accompany good weather are _____ clouds.

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cumulonimbus

17.

Weaker than normal trade winds over the Pacific Ocean cause a short-term climate change caused _______.

a)

the Coriolis Effect

b)

the Heat Island Effect

c)

El Nino

d)

La Nina

18.

The frozen water on Earth makes up the _________.

a)

biosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

cryosphere

19.

Polar (boreal) climates are ________.

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and dry

d)

warm and wet

20.

Natural causes like ________ can cause acid rain.

a)

burning gas in cars

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

burning coal to make electricity

d)

burning natural gas to heat our homes

21.

Because buildings and pavement heat quickly and cool slowly, cities have _______.

a)

a rain shadow

b)

Lake Effect snow

c)

a Heat Island effect

d)

the Coriolis effect

22.

You burn your feet walking across hot sand because of _______.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

23.

An acid is a substance with a pH of ________.

a)

less than 7

b)

exactly 7

c)

more than 7

24.

When water evaporates from the wet cotton of a wet bulb thermometer, _______.

a)

the temperature of the wet bulb thermometer goes up

b)

the temperature of the wet bulb thermometer stays the same

c)

the temperature of the wet bulb thermometer goes down

25.

According to the station model shown here, the current temperature for this location is _____.

a)

80 *F

b)

76 *F

c)

129 *F

d)

50%

26.

What does a "H" mean when it's placed on a weather map?

a)

Hot

b)

Heat

c)

High Pressure

d)

Hippogriff spotted in the area

27.

At 65 *F the air is capable of holding 80 grams of water vapor per cubic meter. If the air is actually holding 60 grams of water vapor per cubic meter, what is the relative humidity in the room?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

28.

When is the relative humidity 100%?

a)

When the air is saturated

b)

When the temperature is at or lower than the dew point

c)

When water vapor begins to condense

29.

You have 10 mL of Sprite and 10 mL of 7Up. You add 5 drops of phenolphthalein indicator to each. Then you add NaOH (base) to each soda until the soda turns pink. It takes 25 drops of NaOH to turn the Sprite pink and 30 drops of NaOH to turn the 7UP pink. Which soda is more acidic?

a)

Sprite

b)

7Up

30.

1816 - the "Year Without a Summer - was caused by ________.

a)

Global Warming

b)

the Greenhouse effect

c)

El Nino

d)

the eruption of the volcano Mt. Tambora

31.

As you rise higher into the troposphere, the air gets _____ and _____.

a)

thinner, warmer

b)

thinner, colder

c)

thicker, warmer

d)

thicker, colder

32.

The aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, are caused by the interaction of solar wind and the _________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesopshere

d)

ionosphere

33.

The __________ side of a mountain range is usually dry with little precipitation.

a)

windward

b)

leeward

34.

The most abundant (common) gas in Earth's atmosphere is ________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

water vapor

35.

The _____________ are responsible for moving most of the weather across the United States.

a)

doldrums

b)

trade winds

c)

prevailing westerlies

d)

polar easterlies

36.

Meteorologists use a ________ to measure air pressure.

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

anemometer

37.

A cold front is moving through the area! Expect ______.

a)

temperatures to rise and sunshine

b)

temperatures to drop and sunshine

c)

temperatures to rise and rain/snow

d)

temperatures to drop and rain/snow

38.

An air mass that forms over a tropical desert would likely be _____.

a)

warm and humid

b)

cold and humid

c)

warm and dry

d)

cold and dry

39.

_______ air is more dense.

a)

warm

b)

cold

40.

Acid rain can weather statues and buildings made of marble, which contains the mineral ______.

a)

pyrite

b)

halite

c)

diamond

d)

calcite