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WA Y8 Weather Revision

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the best answer- What is weather?

a)

Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.

b)

Weather is the atmosphere.

c)

Weather is the clouds.

d)

Weather is the wind.

2.

What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth?

a)

clouds

b)

fog

c)

ocean

d)

atmosphere

3.
Temperature is measured in...
a)

degrees celsius

b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
4.

Who studies and predicts the weather?

a)

physicist

b)

geologist

c)

biologist

d)

meteorologist

5.

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

weather vane

6.

True or false: Warm air rises, cold air sinks.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What do instrument is used to measure temperature?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

weather vane

8.

Rainfall is caused by

a)

water vapour rising

b)

Water vapor cooling down and condensing

c)

Condensed water vapour falling back to the earth

d)

evaporation

9.

There are _______ types of rainfall.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

Which type of rain occurs when two air masses meet?

a)

Convectional

b)

Relief

c)

Frontal

11.

Relief rainfall occurs when air moves towards a mountain and is forced to do what?

a)

Rise over it

b)

Go through it

c)

Go under it

12.

The correct geographical term for any water falling from the sky is...

a)

precipitation

b)

accumulation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

13.

Which type of rainfall is seen in the image?

a)

precipitation

b)

relief

c)

frontal

d)

convectional

14.

True or False?

The image illustrates frontal rainfall.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

What are the three main types of clouds? (Select all three answers)

a)

precipitation

b)

cirrus

c)

evaporation

d)

cumulus

e)

stratus

16.

Which cloud is the highest in the sky?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

17.

Which cloud looks puffy like cotton balls?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

18.

Which cloud is thin and feathery?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

19.

Which cloud covers the whole sky and looks like a blanket?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

20.

Which shows a cirrus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
21.

Which shows a cumulus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
22.

Which shows a stratus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
23.

Which is true about clouds?

a)

Precipitation causes clouds.

b)

Condensation causes clouds.

c)

Clouds are made of cotton.

24.

What are clouds made of?

a)

water droplets, ice crystals, and dust

b)

water droplets and rocks

c)

only water droplets

25.

What can you infer about the cloud in the picture?

a)

It will bring rainy weather.

b)

It will bring sunny weather.

c)

It will bring hot weather.

26.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
27.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
28.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
rain gauge
b)
U.F.O.
c)
satellite
d)
anemometer
29.
A rain gauge measures what?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Wind speed
wind speed
c)
Amount of rain fall
d)
Wind direction
30.
From which direction is the wind blowing in this picture?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
31.

Write down the LAWS of climate (that influence what climate will be like in an area).

4 lines
32.

How should we protect ourselves when it is snowy day? (Choose three )

a)

wear thick clothes

b)

wear shirt, pants and sandals

c)

wear jacket, mittens, scarf

d)

keep ourselves warm

33.

We say it is stormy when there is ........ (Choose three).

a)

thunder

b)

rain

c)

sun

d)

lightning

34.

This weather bring strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and sometimes hail. What kind of weather is that?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tsunami

c)

flood

d)

earthquake

35.

Which one of the weather below that shows powerful wind?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Some actions that you can do for facing extreme weather. (Choose three )

a)

prepare first aid kit

b)

playing outside

c)

Have a flashlight

d)

stay in the house

37.

What the area of the earth called which gets the most sun?

a)

polar

b)

equator

c)

latitudes

d)

earths peak

38.

Whats the difference between a climate and a micro climate?

a)

There are no differences

b)

Climate is the whole region while microclimate is areas within a region

c)

Microclimate is the whole region while climate is areas within a region

39.

local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located

a)

La Nina

b)

desert

c)

microclimate

d)

subarctic

40.

This picture of the mirror shows an example of--

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

41.

This picture shows -

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

42.

The diagram shows the process of evaporation over the ocean. What is the most likely effect of this process on the land areas nearby?

a)

Increased drought conditions

b)

Decreased erosion of the shoreline

c)

Increased precipitation

d)

Decreased solar energy

43.

When water falls from clouds in liquid or solid form

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

accumulation

d)

evaporation

44.

Water than flows downward on land

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

45.

water vapor given off by plants

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

46.

When water turns from liquid form to a gas

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

47.

What word do we give to water when it is the form of a gas

a)

ice

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

water vapor

48.

Which of the following is associated with transpiration

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

rocks

d)

humans

49.

What do water droplets form?

a)

condensation

b)

humidity

c)

clouds

d)

runoff