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Weather Unit Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

2.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
3.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
4.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
5.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
6.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
7.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
8.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

9.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

14.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
15.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
16.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
17.

Precipitation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

18.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

19.

Evaporation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

20.

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

21.

During condensation water changes from ....

a)

solid ice to liquid water

b)

liquid water to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

22.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
23.
Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.
a)
ocean
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
24.

In which layer of the atmosphere is the most water vapor found?

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

25.

As you ascend (go up) in the troposphere what happens to the temperature?

a)

It increases steadily

b)

It decreases steadily

26.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
27.
The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
28.

What type of clouds are white and feathery?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

29.

What type of clouds are smooth, gray, and blanket-like?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

30.

What type of clouds are white and fluffy?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

31.

What type of clouds are dark gray and fluffy?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

32.

What type of clouds indicate good/ fair weather, but it could rain later in the day?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

33.

What type of clouds indicate sleet, light rain, or light snow?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

34.

What type of clouds indicate big storms and lots of rain?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

35.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

36.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

37.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

38.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

39.

What type of cloud means there is a storm coming?

a)

Status

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Altocumulus

d)

Cirrus

40.

What is the name of the highest form of cloud

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

It depends on the time of the day.

41.

What are clouds made up of?

a)

Water

b)

Water and ice crystals

c)

Ice crystals

d)

Each answer could be correct depending on the altitude.

42.

What clouds are known as fair weather clouds?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Altostratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

43.

Which type of cloud is the lowest lying?

a)

Altostratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrostratus

d)

Stratus

44.

When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing ____.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

45.

A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

a)

air mass

b)

cloud

c)

tornado

d)

front

46.

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a ____.

a)

front

b)

storm

c)

climate

d)

flood

47.

When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ____ is issued

a)

warning

b)

advisory

c)

watch

d)

station model

48.

Precipitation and storms occur ____.

a)

in high-pressure systems

b)

in polar zones

c)

in low-pressure systems

d)

at fronts

49.

A ____ studies and forecasts the weather using data gathered from many sources.

a)

meteorologist

b)

geologist

c)

station model

d)

biologist

50.

The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.

a)

the Sun

b)

humidity

c)

land

d)

wind

51.

Violent storms generally form along ____.

a)

occluded fronts

b)

cold fronts

c)

warm fronts

d)

stationary fronts

52.

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

53.

Weather fronts usually cause clouds and precipitation

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

55.

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

56.

The direction of the symbol indicates the

a)

strength of the front

b)

type of front

c)

direction of air movement

57.

What type of front can cause multiple days of rain in an area?

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

58.

What type of front causes thunderstorms in the summer?

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

59.
Storms with high winds and heavy rain that form over warm ocean waters are called _____
a)
hurricanes
b)
blizzards
c)
tornadoes
d)
droughts
60.

When do tornadoes form?

a)

when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air

b)

when cold, humid air collides with warm, dry air

c)

when cold air rises through warm air

d)

when the air cools rapidly and forms storm clouds

61.

What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?

a)

A watch is when a tornado has been sighted & a warning is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

b)

A warning is when a tornado has been sighted & a watch is when the weather is conducive to a tornado

c)

They are both the same thing

d)

A watch is when there is a tornado is within 5 miles, & a warning is when there is a tornado within 1 mile

62.

Do the center of hurricanes and tornadoes have high or low pressure?

a)

high

b)

low

63.

What are thunderstorms?

a)

a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

b)

a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

c)

a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

d)

a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

64.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
65.

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

a)

Tornado Paradise

b)

Thunderstorm Lane

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

Hurricane Row

66.

What severe weather has the HIGHEST wind speeds possible?

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Typhoon

67.

Which type of storm causes the most flooding in areas located near an ocean coastline?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

blizzard

d)

freezing rain

68.

Which of these best describes a tornado?

a)

A winter storm that produces frozen precipitation

b)

A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorms

c)

A severe weather condition with low temperatures and blowing snow

d)

A storm that forms over warm ocean water and has extremely strong winds

69.

Certain storms form over water near the equator, usually between the months of June and November. Warm, moist air rises quickly over the ocean, causing a strong, whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains. This type of storm is known as a —

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

blizzard

d)

sandstorm

70.

Which factor is usually recorded when gathering weather data?

a)

number of gases in the air

b)

temperature of the air

c)

type of gases in the air

d)

amount of air in an area

71.

This is the measure of the amount of thermal (heat) energy in the atmosphere.

a)

temperature

b)

wind speed

c)

wind direction

d)

thermometer

72.

This is the weight of air and is determined by several factors including the temperature of the air.

a)

air pressure

b)

front

c)

rain

d)

blizzard

73.

This is the boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

humidity

d)

front

74.

This is associated with warm, wet weather.

a)

high pressure

b)

medium pressure

c)

low pressure

d)

barometer

75.

This is associated with clear, cool weather.

a)

medium pressure

b)

high pressure

c)

low pressure

d)

barometer

76.

This is when a cold air mass pushes out a warm air mass. It often brings thunderstorms along with cooler weather.

a)

stationary front

b)

occluded front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

77.

This is when warm air pushes out a cold air mass. It often brings a period of rain and fog along with warmer weather.

a)

stationary front

b)

occluded front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

78.

A cold front is epected to affect the local area over night. Which weather condition will MOST LIKELY occur?

a)

cloudy skies, precipitation, and increased temperatures

b)

cloudy skies, precipitation, and decreased temperatures

c)

clear skies, no precipitation, and increased temperatures

d)

clear skies, no precipitation and decreased temperatures

79.

A cold front moving in behind warm, moist air, heavy, constant winds, sudden hail and unstable atmosphere occur. Which type of severe event is MOST likely to occur during these weather conditions?

a)

blizzard

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

drought

80.

Which is most likely to cause cloudy skies to clear and temperatures to drop?

a)

a decrease in precipitation

b)

an increase in precipitation

c)

the passing of a cold front

d)

the passing of a warm front

81.

As a cold front moves into an area, how does it interact with the warm front already present there?

a)

They blend into each other, creating a lukewarm front

b)

The cold air rises above the warm front

c)

The warm air rises above the cold front

d)

The fronts collide and nothing happens

82.

Which will produce the most powerful storms?

a)

cold air moving into an area, replacing warm air

b)

warm air moving into an area, replacing cold air

c)

cold air remaining stationary over an area for a long period of time.

d)

warm air remaining stationary over an area for a long period of time.

83.

Which will most liekly be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?

a)

Low, thick clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary

b)

Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary

c)

Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move

d)

High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move

84.

This weather instrument is a...

a)

anemometer

b)

Chicken pointer

c)

wind vane

d)

wind sock

85.

This weather instrument is a...

a)

anemometer

b)

Chicken pointer

c)

wind vane

d)

wind sock

86.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
87.

A rain gauge measures what?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Wind speed

c)

Amount of rain fall

d)

Wind direction

88.

What weather tool measures the amount of precipitation that falls to the Earth?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Weather Vane

89.

This tool reads the pressure in the air...

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Anemometer

90.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
91.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer

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