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Weather Part 2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

a)

air mass

b)

front

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

2.

a boundary between two air masses

a)

air mass

b)

cold front

c)

front

d)

warm front

3.

a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

4.

A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

5.

A situation in which the surface position of a front does not move

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

eye wall

6.

This front can cause tornadoes when a warm air mass collides with a cold air mass and is quickly forced upward.

a)

occluded front

b)

stationary front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

7.
Which air mass is forced upward at a front?
a)
cold air mass
b)
warm air mass
8.
The average yearly weather pattern over many years.
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
climate
d)
zone
9.
What is happening in our atmosphere at a certain time and place.
a)
weather 
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
zone
10.
______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.
a)
latitude
b)
altitude
c)
atmosphere
d)
sunlight
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.

The _____________ is the source of all energy on earth and powers the water cycle.

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

sun

13.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
14.

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

15.
Are stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer to the ground?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
16.

Which term best describes water vapor?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

What are clouds made out of?

a)

Molecules of pure oxygen

b)

ozone and carbon dioxide

c)

water droplets, dust, and smoke particles

d)

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

18.

That Latin root alto means

a)

precipitation

b)

high altitude

c)

low altitude

d)

middle altitude

19.

The dew point is

a)

the point at which water vapor evaporates.

b)

the point at which water vapor condenses.

c)

the point at which hail starts.

d)

the point that water vapor becomes saturated.

20.

This type of cloud can be in layers and it covers most of the sky.

a)
cirrus cloud
b)
cumulus cloud
c)
stratus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
21.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

22.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

23.

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

a)

The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

b)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

c)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

d)

The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

24.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

25.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

26.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
27.
The atmosphere, the ground, and also bodies of water are all heated by the Sun's energy. How does this energy reach Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
gravity
28.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

29.

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person’s hand

c)

a pot of water on a stove boiling

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

30.

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of ________.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

31.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

32.

Water heats up and cools down _________ slowly than land.

a)

more

b)

less

33.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
34.
What types of air masses form over oceans?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
35.
What types of air masses form over land?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
36.
What types of air masses would be colder?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
37.
What types of air masses would be warmer?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
38.

Which type of air would you find at air mass C?

a)

mT

b)

mP

c)

cT

d)

cP

39.

Which type of air would you find at air mass D?

a)

mT

b)

mP

c)

cP

d)

cT

40.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
41.

Name that symbol.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

42.

Name that symbol.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

43.

Which kind of weather is produced from a warm front?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Light rain

c)

It depends

44.
Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
45.
True or False: Cirrus clouds often produce rain or drizzle.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
What does "nimbus" mean in Latin?
a)
Rain
b)
Curl
c)
Heap
d)
Spread out
47.

What type of cloud is this? Made of ice crystals, signals snow; high puffy clouds

a)

Cirrocumulus

b)

Altocumulus

c)

Cirrostratus

d)

Altostratus

48.
What type of cloud is this? Middle altitude, flat layer
a)
Altostratus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Altocumulus
d)
Stratocumulus
49.
What are the two most common greenhouse gases?
a)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Methane (CH4)
b)
Carbon Dioxide COand Methane (CH4)
c)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Carbon Dioxide CO2
d)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Nitrous oxide (N2O)
50.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
51.
Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be...
a)
Fine
b)
Too Cold to Support Life
c)
Very Hot