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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The change of state from a liquid to a gas. 

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

2.

The movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things. 

(a)  

3.

Any form of water that falls to the Earth.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Sublimation

4.

The change of state from a gas to a liquid. 

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Sublimation

5.

Weather is a short-term state of the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Weather can change every day.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Temperature is measured using a barometer.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Air pressure increases as you move higher in the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which type of cloud can be described as feathery or wispy. They are made of ice crystals and form when the wind is strong. 

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

10.

Visibility is the measurement of how far we can see.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which type of cloud can be described as "spread out" and that form in flat layers. 

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

12.

Which type of cloud means "heap" or "pile". Usually these types of clouds produce thunderstorms. 

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

13.

Which of the following is the MAIN form of precipitation? 

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Hail

d)

Snow

14.

According to the text, what two things affect visibility? 

(a)  

15.

Wind moves from areas of _________pressure to areas of __________ pressure. 

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

16.

(a)   describes the amount of water vapor in the air. 

17.

Precipitation occurs when the water that condenses fall back to the Earth in solid or (a)   form. 

18.

The water cycle affects (a)   . 

19.

Warm air rises and cool air sinks. 

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Winds cannot bring different weather to a region. 

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In a high-air pressure system, air 

a)

rises and cools

b)

sinks and warms

22.

A __________forms a funnel cloud and has high winds. 

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Wildfire

d)

Sinkhole

23.

High-pressure systems produce:

a)

Stormy weather

b)

Clear weather

24.

In a low-pressure system, air moves 

a)

Upward

b)

Downward

25.

What happens first...thunder or lightning? 

a)

Thunder

b)

Lightning

26.

According to the text, what is the minimum speed for a tropical low-pressure system to be considered a hurricane? 

a)

71 mph

b)

72 mph

c)

73 mph

d)

74 mph

27.

The deadliest part of a hurricane is the _____ _____.

(a)  

28.

A tornado forms when a thunderstorm meets __________winds at a high altitude. 

a)

vertical

b)

horizontal

c)

jet stream

29.

Florida experiences more hurricanes than any other state? 

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The three main climate zones are determined by (a)   .