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Worksheets6th grade Weather
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which answer best defines a front?
Where two air masses do not meet
Where one air mass and another air mass meet and mix
Where one air mass and another meet and do not mix
Where two different air masses meet and don't mix
Which cloud do thunderstorms and tornadoes form in?
cumulonimbus
cirrostratus
What are the 4 most common air masses in the U.S.?
Select all that apply.
maritime tropical-rainy/humid and warm
continental polar-dry and cold
maritime polar- rainy/humid and cold
continental tropical- dry and cold
continental tropical- dry and warm
What are the four air masses most common in the U.S. based on?
(a)
Which answer does not define a moving cold front best?
A QUICK moving cold air mass that slides under an warm air mass, causes stormy weather.
A SLOW moving cold air mass moves under a warm air mass, causes stormy weather.
What instrument is used to measure relative humidity?
(a)
What instrument measures temperature
(a)
What weather is associated with a warm front? Select all that apply.
cloudy skies and showers
Light rain
strong thunderstorms
warmer temps, high humidity
severe, strong storms
What type of weather is associated with a stationary front?
Many days of rain
Severe, strong storms
higher humidity, light rain
What type of weather forms from an occluded front?
(a)
Draw the symbol of an occluded front
Draw the cold front's symbol
What moves air masses?
Prevailing westerlies
AIr
Doldrums
Wind
What type of weather forms from a cold front?
snow
cold air
humid air
strong thunderstorms
What direction do air masses usually move?
west to west
west to east
north to south
west to south
What is a stationary front?
Where a warm and cold air mass meet, but both are strong enough to move the other
Where a warm and cold air mass meet, but neither is strong enough to move the other
Draw the warm front symbol
Draw the stationary front symbol
Which is true?
A warm air mass moves slowly in, over the cold air mass, has long periods of light snow
A warm air mass slowly moves in, under the cold air mass, has long periods of light snow
What speed does a cold air mass move at?
(a)
What speed does a warm air mass move at?
(a)
What is relative air humidity?
The percentage of water vapor in the air versus the amount it can't hold
The percentage of how many bananas you eat to strawberries
The percentage of water vapor in the air versus the amount it can hold
The percentage of water vapor in the air versus how much dew points there are
Which is not correct about an occluded front?
A warm air mass stuck between two buildings
A warm air mass stuck between two others, forcing it to go up, cutting off air from the ground
After a warm air mass is stuck between air is cut off from the ground
What is associated with a cyclone?
low pressure and cloudy/snowy weather
high pressure and cloudy/rainy weather
low pressure and snowy/cloudy weather
low pressure and cloudy/rainy weather
what is associated with an anticyclone?
high pressure and rainy/sunny weather
high pressure and clear, dry weather
low pressure and clear, dry weather
low pressure and rainy/ cloudy weather
What is dew point?
The point which air drys
The amount of water vapor in the air to the amount it could hold
The point at which air condenses
The point at which air freezes
Where does freezing rain occur?
(a)
Where does sleet occur?
(a)
Where does water vapor come from?
Our bodies
The air around us that evaporated from water
Hawaii
The clouds
What is the atmosphere?
An envelope of gases that surround the Earth
An envelope of gases that surround the Moon
What is precipitation?
Rain
Any form of water that falls from the clouds
Any form of food that falls from the clouds
Any form of ice that falls form the clouds
What causes convection to take place? Which of the choices is incorrect?
Changes in heat that cause cooling and heating
Circulation of dew point to total saturation
Less dense; warm air rising… cool, more dense air sinking
A cycle that continues constantly
How is saturated air different from non-saturated air?
Saturated air has reached 100% happiness and love
Saturated air has gone 100 times to Hawaii
Saturated air has reached 100% capacity of ice caps
Saturated air has reached 100% capacity of water vapor
Which defines
weather worse?
The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at any given time
The condition of Earth’s surface at any given time
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