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6th Grade #6: Weather

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
3.

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

4.

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

5.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
When I cold front is approaching, what happens?
a)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
b)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
c)
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
d)
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
8.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
9.
If an air mass is rising, it must be
a)
cold and less dense
b)
cold and more dense
c)
warm and more dense
d)
warm and less dense
10.
If an air mass is sinking, it must be
a)
cold and less dense
b)
cold and more dense
c)
warm and more dense
d)
warm and less dense
11.
When two air masses meet, what happens?
a)
The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
volcano
12.

Where do MARITIME air masses form?

a)

Over water

b)

Over land

13.

Where do CONTINENTAL air masses form?

a)

Over water

b)

Over land

14.

What type of air mass is found over CHICAGO?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

15.

What type of air mass is found over the UNITED KINGDOM?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

16.

What type of air mass is found over PUERTO RICO?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

17.

What type of air mass is found over EGYPT?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

18.

Which type of air mass is HOT and DRY?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

19.

Which type of air mass is HOT and HUMID?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

20.

Which type of air mass is COLD and DRY?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

21.

Which type of air mass is COLD and HUMID?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

22.

How has technology changed weather forecasting?

a)

Forecasts have not changed at all.

b)

Forecasts have improved because technology changes the weather.

c)

Forecasts have improved because technology gives us more info.

d)

Forecasts have gotten worse because technology prevents meteorologists from making observation

23.

Why is it important for forecasts to be accurate?

a)

Helps farmers know when to start planting

b)

Help people prepare for severe weather

c)

Help people understand what weather maps are for.

d)

Help fisherman learn about the seasons

e)

Help people who are interested in being meteorologists.

24.

What kind of of weather can be expected?

a)

Stormy because the pressure is dropping.

b)

Stormy because the pressure is rising.

c)

Hot and clear because the pressure is dropping

d)

Hot and clear because the pressure is rising.

25.

Choose the things that help determine an area's climate (particularly in a place near an ocean)

a)

ocean currents

b)

latitude

c)

altitude

d)

prevailing winds

e)

distance from water

26.

How is living at the ocean different from living high in the mountains?

a)

Air pressure is greater in the mountains.

b)

Air density is lower in the mountains.

c)

There is more gravity at higher altitudes, in the mountains.

d)

Air molecules are more spread out in the mountains, making it harder to breathe.

e)

Air molecules are closer together at sea level, making it easier to breathe.

27.

Global winds are caused by

a)

uneven heating of the Earth

b)

even heating of the Earth

c)

solar currents

d)

sea breezes

28.

The uneven heating of the earth causes global winds, which causes_____ to happen

a)

convection currents

b)

solar currents

c)

wind currents

d)

ocean currents

29.

Name that front.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

30.

Name that front.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

31.

Brings some clouds and gentle rains.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

32.

Cold dense air slides underneath warm air. The warm air is forced up, cools, and condenses.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

33.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
34.

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Sunny skies

c)

Gentle rain

d)

No weather

35.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front 
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
36.

Low pressure systems bring (a)   weather.

37.

High pressure systems bring (a)   weather.

38.

The Earth is not heated equally, creating winds. Earth's (a)   causes this unequal heating.

39.

How does the jet stream affect weather patterns?

a)

It stabilizes the temperature

b)

It moves weather systems

c)

It is the main cause of earthquakes

d)

It has no impact

40.

  1. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

41.

What is the jet stream?

a)

Slow moving ovean currents that affect climate

b)

fast moving air currents found in the upper atmosphere

c)

sudden bursts of wind near Earth's surface

d)

warm air pockets trapped in valleys

42.

(a)   is the study of weather.

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