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Weather & Climate Patterns Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who studies weather.

a)

Biologist

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Thermometer

d)

Engineer

2.

Which of the following 2 items are tools to measure the weather?

a)

Tornado

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Weather Vane

d)

Thermometer

3.

How hot or cold it is outside.

a)

Temperature

b)

Wind

c)

Precipitation

d)

Polar Climate

4.

A prediction of future weather events.

a)

Meteorologist

b)

Forecast

c)

Pattern

d)

Atmosphere

5.

A climate with hot summers and warm winters. This climate zone is close to the equator.

a)

Temperate Climate

b)

Tropical Climate

c)

Polar Climate

6.

A climate with warm summers and cool winters. This climate zone is far away from the poles and equator.

a)

Tropical climate

b)

Polar Climate

c)

Temperate Climate

7.

A climate with cold winters and cool summers. This climate zone is located near the poles.

a)

Polar Climate

b)

Tropical Climate

c)

Temperate Climate

8.

What is the temperature like in spring?

a)

Cool

b)

Cool moving towards warm

c)

Warm

d)

Warm moving toward cool

9.

What is the temperature like in summer?

a)

Cool

b)

Cool moving toward warm

c)

Warm

d)

Warm moving toward cool

10.

What is the temperature like in fall?

a)

Cool

b)

Cool moving toward warm

c)

Warm

d)

Warm moving toward cool

11.

What is the temperature like in winter?

a)

Cool

b)

Cool moving toward warm

c)

Warm

d)

Warm moving toward cool

12.

The weather conditions over a period of time.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

13.

The condition of the atmosphere each day.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

14.
One Monday it was 70 degrees.  On Tuesday it was 65 degrees and on Wednesday it was 75 degrees.  What was the average temperature for the three days? 
a)
210 degrees
b)
70 degrees
c)
65 degrees 
d)
75 degrees 
15.

We got three inches of rain yesterday.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

16.

Phoenix,Arizona has extremely hot summers.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

17.

Weather ____________ every day.

a)

changes

b)

is the same

18.

Weather in any area tends to follow a ____________.

a)

pattern

b)

map

19.

The United States can also be divided into many specific local climate ____________.

a)

patterns

b)

zones

20.

Because Earth is shaped like a sphere, areas closer to the equator receive _________ direct energy from the sun than do areas farther from the equator.

a)

more

b)

less

21.

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

a)

Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

b)

Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

c)

Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

d)

Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

22.

Students measured the rainfall outside their classroom for five days and recorded their observations. The greatest increase in the amount of rainfall was between -

a)

June 12 and June 13

b)

June 11 and June 12

c)

June 10 and June 11

d)

June 13 and June 14

23.

The table shows some weather data collected over a five-day period. What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

a)

There was more rain on the warmer days.

b)

Rain came along with lower temperatures.

c)

There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

d)

Temperature increased during the week.

24.

What question could students answer after reading this map?

a)

What is the temperature in Alaska?

b)

What is the climate for the majority of the U.S.?

c)

What is the difference in population of the Northern hemisphere compared to the Southern hemisphere?

d)

Which city has the most rainfall for the month of September?

25.

According the graphic, what time of day is the low temperature forecasted?

a)

between 9pm-12am

b)

between 3pm-6pm

c)

between 6am-9am

d)

between 3am-6am

26.

According the graphic, what day is forecasted to have the coldest low temperature?

(a)  

27.

According the graphic, what day is forecasted to have the warmest high temperature?

(a)  

28.
1. A student observes a clear sky and a temperature reading is 95 F at 8:00 a.m. What is the most likely prediction about the days weather?
a)
The day's weather will be cold.
b)
The day's weather will be rainy.
c)
The day's weather will be hot.
d)
The day's weather will be snowy.
29.
15. A student measured air temperatures at noon for 5 days. The student recorded the data in the table below. Which graph best represents the data from the table?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
30.

Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate data?

a)

New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.

b)

Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.

c)

Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

d)

The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.