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Weather and Water practice

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for calculating density?

a)

to find the density, divide the volume by the mass

b)

to find the density, divide the mass by the volume

c)

to find the density, multiply the volume and the mass

2.

Calculate the density of a saltwater solution with a volume of 125mL and a mass of 75g.

a)

1.67 g/mL

b)

0.68 g/mL

c)

0.6 g/mL

d)

1.6 g/mL

3.

How does the density of water change when it is heated?

a)

It becomes less dense.

b)

It becomes more dense.

c)

The density does not change.

4.

What is one way to change the density of a liquid?

a)

change the color of the liquid

b)

add more liquid

c)

change the temperature of the liquid

5.

Do particles in a sample of warm water have more kinetic energy than particles in a sample of cold water?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Hot water is ______________ cold water.

a)

less dense than

b)

more dense than

c)

the same density as

7.
Gases can be compressed.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Liquids can be compressed.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
When you heat a fluid, what happens to the size of the particles?
a)
They increase in size
b)
They decrease in size
c)
They stay the same size
d)
There are more of them
10.

Energy of motion is also called ___________.

a)
kinetic energy
b)
convection
c)
density
11.

When you heat a fluid, the space between the particles ______.

a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
12.
After a few minutes, what happens to the hot water (red water)?
a)
It cools and becomes more dense
b)
It cools and becomes less dense
13.
After a few minutes, what happens to the cold water in a vial that is placed in a cup of hot water?
a)
It warms up and gets less dense
b)
It warms up and gets more dense
14.
When you heat a fluid (gas or liquid) it expands.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Earth's atmosphere is mostly made of...
a)
hydrogen and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and nitrogen
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
hydrogen and nitrogen
16.
What is matter?
a)
anything you can see
b)
anything that has mass
c)
anything that takes up space
d)
anything that has mass and takes up space
17.
Weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?
a)
entire atmosphere
b)
the stratosphere
c)
the troposphere
d)
the exosphere
18.

What does equilibrium mean ?

a)

When equal air pressure is achieved

b)

When air moves from high pressure to low pressure

c)

The middle reading of a weather tool

d)

When air moves from low pressure to high pressure

19.

What units are used to measure air pressure ?

a)

Degrees

b)

Millibar

c)

Percentages

d)

Wind speed (MPH)

20.

What are the lines on a weather map called?

a)

Millibar lines

b)

Weather fronts

c)

Contour lines

d)

Isobars

21.
Air pressure is greater _______.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
22.
Weather is the condition of the _____ around us.
a)
climate
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
wind
23.
Which word means the amount of water vapor in the air?
a)
temperature
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
weather
24.
meteorologist is a ___________ who studies the weather.
a)
doctor
b)
person
c)
scientist
d)
climitologist
25.
Which word includes rainsnowsleet, and hail?
a)
humidity
b)
precipitation
c)
temperature
d)
air pressure
26.
We measure air temperature with a...
a)
hygrometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind meter
d)
thermometer
27.
We measure air pressure with a...
a)
thermometer
b)
compass
c)
hygrometer
d)
barometer
28.
Which units do we use to measure temperature?
a)
%
b)
inches
c)
miles per hour
d)
degrees F or C
29.

What is mass?

a)

Something that changes with gravity

b)

How much something weighs

c)

The amount of matter in an object

d)

compressed air

30.

As you move from H to L on the map, which of the following is true?

a)

The air pressure is increasing.

b)

The air pressure is decreasing.

c)

You are moving downhill.

d)

You are facing the wind as you move.

31.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/mL
b)
1/2 g/mL
c)
1 g/mL
d)
2 g/mL
32.

Explain why the red water layer is on the top in the vial, and the blue water layer is on the bottom in the vial.

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