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weather review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
2.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
3.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
4.
An instrument that measures air pressure
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain guage
d)
wind sock
5.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
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.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
11.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
12.
What kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
13.
Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?
a)
Day
b)
Night
14.
Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?
a)
Day
b)
Night
15.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
16.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
17.

Which is most associated with a thunderstorm?

a)

high air pressure

b)

winds blowing from the east

c)

winds blowing from the west

d)

low air pressure

18.

What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas?

a)

hot and dry

b)

wet and stormy

c)

cold and snowy

d)

sunny and humid

19.

When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?

a)

cold and dry

b)

fair and sunny

c)

rainy and windy

d)

clear and humid

20.

Winds are caused by

a)

equal heating

b)

unequal heating

21.
What cloud is this?
a)
cumulus 
b)
stratus 
c)
cirrus
d)
cumulonimbus
22.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
23.

Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cumulus

d)

stratus

24.

Which clouds bring thunder, heavy rain, and lightning?

a)

Altostratus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Nimbostratus

d)

Stratocumulus

25.

What creates wind?

a)

fronts

b)

differences in air pressure, caused by the uneven heating of the earth's surface

c)

differences in precipitation, caused by clouds

d)

distance from the equator

26.
What season occurs in the Southern Hemisphere in August?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
27.
Air that moves from West to East across the United States are know as...
a)
Prevailing Easterlies
b)
Bands of Wind
c)
Gusts of Wind
d)
Prevailing Westerlies
28.
When a jet stream moves south of North Carolina, we experience
a)
Warmer Weather
b)
Windy Weather
c)
Cloudy Weather
d)
Colder Weather
29.
Rising surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the Western US, and flooding on the Pacific Coast is caused by...
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nino
c)
El Frito Bandido
d)
Sunny weather
30.
Which best describes the Gulf Stream? 
a)
an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States 
b)
an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States 
c)
 an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico 
d)
 an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico
31.

Which system provides oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?

a)

digestive

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

32.

Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages?

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

circulatory

d)

nervous

33.

Which system carries blood to and from body cells?

a)

muscular

b)

circulatory

c)

skeletal

d)

respiratory

34.

Which system supports the body and protects organs?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

digestive

35.

Which system provides nutrients to the body?

a)

circulatory

b)

nervous

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

36.

Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

a)

his height

b)

his intelligence

c)

his scar on his right cheek

d)

his ability to play the drums

37.

A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

a)

The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.

b)

The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.

c)

The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

d)

The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

38.

Which are examples of inherited traits?

a)

specific beliefs

b)

fingerprints

c)

memories

d)

nose shape

39.

Kim has freckles. Which best explains why Kim’s newborn brother will most likely also have freckles?

a)

Kim likes freckles

b)

All babies have freckles

c)

Kim's parents have freckles

d)

Kim's mother wants the baby to have freckles

40.

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

a)

They eat the same foods.

b)

They have similar DNA.

c)

They speak the same language.

d)

They have the same interests.

41.

Which characteristic do single-celled organisms and multicellular organisms have in common?

a)

Both have cells with SPECIALIZED functions for each life process.

b)

Both perform all life processes within ONE cell.

c)

Both have a way to get rid of waste materials

42.

Which characteristic best describes both amoebas and

bacteria?

a)

abiotic

b)

multi­-celled

c)

single-­celled

43.

Sue and Allie read about different kinds of organisms.

They read about an organism with a respiratory system, digestive system, skeletal system, and muscular system.

Which can Sue and Allie most likely conclude about this organism?

a)

The organism is unicellular.

b)

This organism is microscopic.

c)

The organism is multi-cellular.

44.

What does a carnivore eat?

a)

sunlight

b)

meat only

c)

plants only

d)

meat and plants

45.

What does an omnivore eat?

a)

plants only

b)

meat only

c)

sunlight

d)

meat and plants

46.
In a grassland ecosystem, if the population of eagles suddenly decreased, what will most likely be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem?
a)
The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes.
b)
There will be a decrease in the population of snakes in the ecosystem.
c)
The nutrition of the soil in the ecosystem will decrease
d)
More types of plants will begin growing in the ecosystem.
47.

On a cold winter day with temperatures below 32°F, the local meteorologist records falling air pressure. Which type of weather will most likely occur?

a)

rain

b)

clear skies

c)

a snowstorm

d)

a thunderstorm

48.

Which is most responsible for recycling dead plants and animals in an ecosystem?

a)

water

b)

bacteria

c)

fish

d)

insects

49.

A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse?

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

50.

A food chain in an ecosystem includes blackberry bushes, deer, and wolves.

• Deer eat blackberries.

• Wolves eat deer.

If the population of wolves decreases, how will this affect the population of blackberry bushes?

a)

It will decrease because there will be fewer deer.

b)

It will increase because there will be fewer deer.

c)

It will decrease because there will be more deer.

d)

It will increase because there will be more deer.

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