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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weather?

a)

When it is freezing cold all year round.

b)

The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

c)

The speed in which the wind travels.

d)

The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

2.

What is climate?

a)

The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

b)

The changing of weather throughout the day.

c)

The way in which we feel when it is hot or cold.

d)

The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

3.

The temperature is measured in units of

a)

degree Celsius

b)

degree Fahrenheit

c)

Percentage

d)

Both degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit

4.

The degree of hotness or coolness of a substance or the environment is

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Humidity

d)

Wind

5.

The concentration of water vapour in the air is called

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Humidity

d)

Wind

6.
The order of the layers of the atmosphere from space to the earth's surface.
a)
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
b)
troposphere, thermosphere, stratotosphere, mesosphere
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere
7.
Which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer found?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
8.
As we go higher in  the atmosphere, the air pressure
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
does not change
d)
gets heavier
9.
Why does air pressure differ around the earth?
a)
Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.
b)
Cold air sinks at the equator and warm air rises at the poles.
c)
Warm air  air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.
d)
Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles.
10.

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

a)

front

b)

storm

c)

climate

d)

flood

11.

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

a)

the Sun

b)

humidity

c)

land

d)

wind

12.

____ forms when the air temperature is below freezing and water vapor changes directly to solid.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

13.

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

14.

The direction of the symbol indicates the

a)

strength of the front

b)

type of front

c)

direction of air movement

15.

Cold air is more dense than warm air and sinks.

a)

True

b)

False