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Weather Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is air that flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

a)

Convection Cells

b)

Wind

c)

Atmospheric Pressure

2.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.
a)
High
b)
Low
3.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
4.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
5.
At the equator the air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
6.
At the poles, air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
7.

The Coriolis Effect greatly affects the paths of air circulation on Earth. What causes the Coriolis Effect?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

Earth’s rotation

d)

Earth’s revolution

8.

Name that Breeze

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

c)

Valley Breeze

d)

MOuntain Breeze

9.

Air moves from a ____ pressure area to a ____ pressure area. 

a)

High / Low

b)

High / High

c)

Low / High

d)

Low / Low

10.

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern   Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Continental Deflections

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Upwelling

11.

Name that breeze

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

c)

Valley Breeze

d)

Mountain Breeze

12.

These global winds blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude.

a)

Horse Latitude

b)

Doldrums

c)

Polar Easterlies

d)

None of the above

13.

These global winds blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.

a)

Horse Latitude

b)

Doldrums

c)

Polar Easterlies

d)

None of the above

14.

Name that breeze

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

c)

Valley Breeze

d)

Mountain Breeze

15.

These global winds blow from east to west between 0 and 30 degrees latitude.

a)

Westerlies

b)

Doldrums

c)

Polar Easterlies

d)

None of the above

16.

A narrow belt of high-speed winds that blow from west to east. 

a)

High Pressure

b)

Low Pressure

c)

Wind

d)

Jet Stream

17.

Winds are named based on the direction they

a)

Are going

b)

Coming from

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

18.

Name that breeze

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

c)

Valley Breeze

d)

Mountain Breeze

19.

What causes differences in air pressure?

a)

even heating of the Earth

b)

Even cooling of the earth

c)

uneven heating of the earth

d)

global warming

20.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
21.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither 
d)
both
22.
Use the diagram to determine which statement is correct.
a)
The air at location 3 is more dense than the air at location 6.
b)
The air at location 2 is rushing in to take the place of the colder air at location 3.
c)
Location 1 heats up and cools down slower than location 7.
d)
High pressure air at location 2 is taking the place of the low pressure air at location 3.
23.

Identify the tool used to measure wind direction

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Anenometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Rain Guage

24.

Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?

a)

The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.

b)

The polar easteriles move air masses from west to east across the United States.

c)

The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.

d)

The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

25.

A student in northern Ohio lost a balloon in a storm. Toward which state would the balloon MOST likely travel?

a)

Michigan

b)

Indiana

c)

Kentucky

d)

Pennsylvania

26.

In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

c)

west to east

d)

south to north

27.

Weather patterns in the US move from west to east because

a)

the tradewinds move them

b)

the prevailing westerlies move them

c)

the polar easterlies move them

d)

sea breezes move them

28.

The picture is a map of part of the United States. Over the course of a few days, Nevada, Arizona, California, and New Mexico were all hit by the same storm system. Based on the general pattern of weather in the U.S., which state was most likely hit by the storm first?

a)

Nevada

b)

New Mexico

c)

Arizona

d)

California

29.

If the state of Nebraska has a heat wave, which state would most likely feel the same heat wave within the next day or two?

a)

Texas

b)

Utah

c)

Indiana

d)

North Dakota

30.

Warm rising air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

a)

high, rain

b)

high, clear skies

c)

low, rain

d)

low, clear skies

31.

Wind occurs because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

32.

Cool sinking air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.

a)

high, rain

b)

high, clear skies

c)

low, rain

d)

low, clear skies

33.

The boundary formed when two air masses meet is called a...

a)

Storm line

b)

Front

c)

Squall Line

d)

Thunderhead

34.

What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?

a)

Cold front

b)

Occluded front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Warm front

35.

Winds that blow from 300 latitude to the equator are called:

a)

westerlies

b)

polar easterlies

c)

trade winds

d)

horse latitudes

36.
What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect global winds?
a)
Curving of winds due to rotation of earth curves wind counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
Movement of ocean currents caused by earth rotation' counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
c)
curve of global winds caused by global rotation clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere
37.

How often do El Nino events occur?

a)

2-5 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-10 years

38.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
39.

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

a)

El Nino poisons the fish

b)

El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

c)

El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

d)

El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

40.

What causes the unequal distribution of warm and cold water?

a)

shifts in the Earth's orbit

b)

prevailing wind patterns (Trade Winds)

c)

changes in fishing patterns

d)

changes in water density

41.

Which date shows El Nino?

a)

January 2015

b)

November 2015

42.

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

a)

Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

b)

Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

c)

The weather at the polar regions

d)

The directions that ships travel in the oceans

43.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

44.

Hurricanes move in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres due to ___________________.

a)

El NIno

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

La Nina

d)

upwelling

45.

the mass of gasses surrounding the Earth, or another body in space

a)

debris

b)

atmosphere

c)

funnel

d)

waterspout

46.

a weather scientist

a)

waterspout

b)

supercell

c)

meteorologist

d)

debris

47.

Thunderstorms are the result of which type of pressure system?

a)

Low

b)

High

48.

This mid-level cloud is called

a)

Altostratus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Cirrostratus

d)

Altocumulus

49.

This fair weather cloud is

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Altostratus

d)

Stratocumulus

50.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Nimbostratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

51.

This rain cloud fills the entire sky

a)

Nimbostratus

b)

Stratocumulus

c)

Altostratus

d)

Cumulus

52.

These clouds are puffy and white and sometimes appear to have a flat bottom.

a)

cumulus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

53.

These clouds bring rainy or overcast weather.

a)

cumulus

b)

fog

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

54.

Which Latin word means "sheet" or "layer"?

a)

Nimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

55.

Which Latin word means "rain"?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbus

56.

Which clouds looks like heaps of cotton?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cirrus

57.

Clouds form when __________ join with water vapor in the air .

a)

gas particles

b)

light particles

c)

air particles

d)

dust particles

58.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

59.

Which atmosphere layer contains the Aurora Borealis?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

60.

Which atmosphere layer protects living things from the Sun's UV radiation?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

61.

In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

62.

Which elemental gas makes up around 80% of the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Helium

63.

Generally, as altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It changes within each atmosphere layer.

64.
Where satellites orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere

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