WorksheetsESS Unit 2 Test Corrections (Meteorology)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is day to day changes in precipitation and weather is long-term conditions of the atmosphere
Weather is a measure of humidity and climate is a measure of precipitation
Weather is long-term conditions of the atmosphere and climate is a measure of temperature and precipitation
Weather is day to day changes in the condition of the atmosphere and climate is long term conditions of a given area over time
Precipitation is characterized by the presence of which type of clouds?
Altocumulus or cirrostrattus
Stratus or cumulus
Nimbostratus or cumulonimbus
Cirrus or stratus
Both tornados and hurricanes contain high winds that can cause destruction, but which of the two types of storms possess greater wind speeds?
Hurricanes - up to 180mph
Tornados - up to 180mph
Hurricanes - up to 300mph
Tornados - up to 300mph
Severe storms are likely to result from what type of air mass interaction?
Cold fronts
Warm front
Occluded front
Stationary front
What type of classification separates biomes into tropical, dry, temperate, continental, or polar?
Fujita scale
Koppen classification
Saffir-Simpson scale
Cloud classification
What is the most dangerous aspect of hurricanes?
Wind speeds
Flying debris
Storm surge
Running out of batteries
Which layer of the atmosphere is the lowest and is where all weather conditions occur?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Where is global warming the most apparent on Earth?
Deserts
Rainforests
Temperate grasslands
Polar ice caps
What is an ecological footprint?
The impact a person or community has on the environment
A person's shoe size
How long it will take us to consume all of Earth's resources
The maximum population the Earth can support
What dictates the climates of various biomes?
The population density of a given area
Air and ocean circulation with relation to sun exposure
The biodiversity of organisms present
The ability of one organism to outland another
A climate graph compares what two factors?
Humidity and precipitation
Temperature and wind speed
Temperature and precipitation
Humidity and temperature
Cotton ball-like fluffy clouds are referred to as what?
Stratus
Cumulus
Nimbus
Cirrus
Satellites orbit in which layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
The ozone layer within the _______ helps to shield the Earth from harmful ultraviolet sun rays.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Which is correct of tornados and hurricanes?
Tornados are very unpredictable while hurricanes offer lots of preparation time.
Hurricanes have almost double the wind speeds of tornados and are the most damaging aspact.
Tornados travel thousands of miles over the course of their lifetimes while hurricanes travel only a few miles.
Hurricanes usually last under an hour while tornados last several days dumping a lot of precipitation which can cause flooding.
Which type of biome is characterized by high temperatures and low levels of precipitation?
Rainforests
Tundra
Temperate grasslands
Deserts
Which type of biome is characterized by high temperatures and high levels of precipitation?
Rainforests
Tundra
Temperate grasslands
Deserts
Which area is more likely to have temperate seasons (consistent temperatures) throughout the year?
Coastal areas
Landlocked areas
They're both the same
Neither
What is the measure of water vapor in the air at a given time relative to the amount of water vapor the air can hold?
Dew point
Anemometer
Relative humidity
Wind speed
Which step of the water cycle describes liquid water changing state to become vapor?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Sublimation
