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Final quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes wind?

a)

differences in air pressure

b)

differences in gravity

c)

difference in oxygen

d)

differences in the thermosphere

2.

Local winds blow over:

a)

short distances

b)

long distances

c)

the poles

d)

the equator

3.

How do the heating and cooling rates of land and water compare?

a)

Land heats and cools faster

b)

Land and water heat and cool at the same time

c)

Land heats faster but water cools faster

d)

Water heats and cools faster

4.
During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.
a)
Land breeze
b)
Sea breeze
5.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
6.

During the land breeze, what starts moving the cooler air out and warmer air in?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

7.
The strength of a sea breeze depends on
a)
the heat of the day
b)
the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land
c)
the wind speed
d)
the amount of precipitation that day
8.

A valley breeze occurs when air moves

a)

up a mountain during the day

b)

up a mountain at night

c)

down a mountain during the day

d)

down a mountain at night

9.

A mountain breeze occurs when air moves

a)

up a mountain during the day

b)

up a mountain at night

c)

down a mountain during the day

d)

down a mountain at night

10.

When do valley breezes occur?

a)

During the day when the warmer air moves up the mountains

b)

During the day when colder air moves down the mountains

c)

During the night when warmer air moves up the mountains

d)

During the night when colder air moves down the mountains

11.

Which of the following is often associated with the Santa Ana winds?

a)

sea breezes

b)

chinook winds

c)

wild fires

d)

flash flooding

12.
Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.
a)
hotter
b)
larger
c)
cooler
d)
warmer
13.

A warm, dry wind moving down a mountain slope in Southern California is called a:

a)

Chinooks

b)

Santa Ana Wind

c)

Wind vane

d)

Prevailing wind

e)

Cup anemometer

14.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
15.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
16.

What is a front?

a)

when something is in front of you

b)

where two air masses meet

17.

How does a cold front form?

a)

cold air mass meets a warm air mass

b)

warm air mass meets a cold air mass

18.

How does a warm front form?

a)

a cold air mass meets a warm air mass

b)

a warm air mass meets a cold air mass

19.
Large body  of air with similar temperature, pressure, and humidity.
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
High pressure system
d)
Air mass
20.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
21.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
22.

Most weather comes from -

a)

water

b)

temperature

c)

air masses

d)

very large area

23.

The temperature and humidity in an air mass stays about -

a)

different

b)

the same

c)

100* C

24.

An air mass gets its ____________ and __________ from the water or land it came from.

a)

humidity, temperatue

b)

size, shape

c)

color, weight

d)

weather, animals

25.

The word that means water is ___________ .

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

continental

d)

maritime

26.

The word that means land is -

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

continental

d)

maritime

27.

The first part of the name of an air mass tells us-

a)

polar or continental

b)

tropical or polar

c)

continental or maritime

d)

maritime or tropical

28.

The second part of the name of an air mass tells us-

a)

polar or continental

b)

tropical or polar

c)

continental or maritime

d)

maritime or tropical

29.

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

a)

mT

b)

mP

c)

cT

d)

cP

30.

Which type of front will most likely give you longer periods of light precipitation, with low clouds?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Occluded front

31.

Which type of front will most likely give you short periods of heavy precipitation with tall, towering clouds?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Occluded front

32.

Which type of front will have the most complex weather associated with it?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Occluded front

33.

What type of clouds do tornadoes form from?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

34.

Where do 80% of the world's tornadoes occur?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

35.

What type of air masses need to meet for a tornado to form?

a)

Warm and cold air

b)

Warm dry and cold moist air

c)

Cold and cold air

d)

Warm moist and cold dry air

36.

Tornado winds can reach what speeds?

a)

100mph

b)

200mph

c)

300mph

d)

400mph

37.

Which of these is not a hazard of a tornado

a)

Intense pressure imbalance

b)

Storm surge

c)

Intense precipitation

d)

Hail

38.

What is the name of the scale used to measure tornadoes?

a)

Fujita Scale

b)

Enhanced Fujita Scale

c)

Saffir-Simpson Scale

d)

Richter Scale

39.

Which of the following is a method of predicting tornadoes?

a)

Building storm shelters in homes

b)

Having home insurance

c)

Cloud seeding

d)

Monitoring storms with doppler radar

40.

What is the shape of a tornado?

a)

funnel

b)

spiral

c)

rectangular

41.

What is the shape of a hurricane?

a)

funnel

b)

spiral

c)

rectangular

d)

triangular

42.

How many categories are hurricanes classified into?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

43.
This is a violent weather event accompanied by lightning, thunder, strong winds, and rain.
a)
monsoon
b)
shower
c)
tornadoe
d)
thunderstorm
44.
In order for thunderstorms to form, air must be __________.
a)
Stable
b)
Wet
c)
Unstable
d)
Cold
45.
Which stage of a thunderstorm is described below:
Violently rising, warm air forming cumulonimbus clouds.  
Updrafts continue and downdrafts begin as rain starts to fall.  
Thunder and lightning begin.
a)
Cumulus Stage
b)
Mature Stage
c)
Dissipating Stage
d)
Disappearing Stage
46.
Which stage of a thunderstorm is described below:
Strong updrafts blow warm, moist air higher until the vapor condenses, forming a cumulus cloud.
a)
Cumulus Stage
b)
Mature Stage
c)
Dissipating Stage
d)
Disappearing Stage
47.
______________ is caused by the rapid expansion and contraction of air as the air is heated by lightning.
a)
Electricity
b)
Thunder
c)
Rain
d)
Updrafts
48.

How fast must the winds be, in order for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?

a)

50 mph

b)

74 mph

c)

100 mph

d)

150 mph

49.

When is peak hurricane season?

a)

May 1 until June 1

b)

June 1 until November 30

c)

June 1 until September 1

d)

December 1 until January 30

50.

Japan in is located in the West Pacific. What term do they use for hurricanes?

a)

Typhoons

b)

Cyclones

c)

Tornadoes

51.

What causes the air to begin circulating, higher in the atmosphere?

a)

Gravity

b)

The Tyndall Effect

c)

The Coriolis Effect

52.

What term is used to describe the center of a hurricane?

a)

Heart

b)

Head

c)

Eye

53.

What type of weather is associated with the eye of the hurricane?

a)

Calm, dry weather

b)

Stormy, windy weather

54.

What causes a storm surge?

a)

Pressure and wind

b)

Tides and wind

c)

Rain and pressure

55.

When are storm surges the most dangerous?

a)

During low tide

b)

During high tide

c)

During the spring

56.

Which of the following hazards can hurricanes produce?

a)

High winds

b)

Storm surges

c)

Flooding

d)

Tornadoes

e)

All of the previous

57.

When do hurricanes weaken?

a)

When they travel over land or cool waters

b)

When they travel over warm waters

c)

All of the previous

58.

What should you look out for, after a hurricane?

a)

Downed power lines

b)

Gas leaks

c)

Snakes

d)

All of the previous

59.

Standing near a tree is the safest thing to do during a lightning storm.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What should you do if caught outside during an electrical storm? Select all correct answers.

a)

Don't be the tallest object.

b)

Stay away from isolated trees, towers, and utility poles.

c)

Try to outrun the storm

d)

If with a group of people spread out.

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