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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Weather

1.

Changes within min/hour. rainy, cloudy

b)

Climate

2.

takes long time to change. arid/tropical

c)

Permanent gases

3.

constant proportion of gas in atmosphere

d)

Variable gases

4.

gases that vary in atmosphere

2.

Currently, there is ​ (a)   of Nitrogen, ​ (b)   of Oxygen, and ​ (c)   of other gases in our atmosphere.

Choose from the below words
78%
21%
1%
50%
3.

Match the name of the layer to the correct layer

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.

Which layer has the lowest air pressure?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

6.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
7.
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.
8.
Which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer found?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
The temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapor.....
a)
Humidity
b)
Condensation
c)
Dew point
10.
What is the Dew Point Temperature if the dry-bulb temperature on your sling psychrometer is 20ºC and the wet-bulb temperature is 15ºC?
a)
14ºC
b)
12ºC
c)
10ºC
d)
-18ºC
11.

___________ clouds look the most like cotton balls. They're puffy and white with flat bottoms.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

12.

____________ clouds are wispy and feather-like clouds.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

13.

__________________ clouds are low clouds that look like bed sheets covering the sky.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

14.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
15.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
16.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
17.
The only cloud that can produce thunder, lighting and hail
a)
nimbostratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulonimbus
d)
stratocumulus
18.

Winds blow from areas of what to what?

a)

High temperature to high pressure

b)

Low temperature to high pressure

c)

High pressure to low pressure

d)

Low temperature to high temperature

19.

What causes wind?

a)

movement of air from high pressure to low pressure

b)

movement of air from low pressure to high pressure

20.

what is the coriolis effect?

a)

change in location of warm and cold surface water every 2-7 years

b)

tendency of objects moving large distances on Earth’s surface to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere

c)

winds in northern Indian ocean that blow from the southwest in the summer & from the northeast in winter

d)

two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions

21.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

a)

The wind blowing

b)

Earth's gravity pulling things down

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

The pull of the Moon

22.

Where does the air move in a CYCLONE?

a)

Upwards

b)

Downwards

23.

Where does the air move in an ANTICYCLONE?

a)

Upwards

b)

Downwards

24.

What type of weather does a CYCLONE bring?

a)

Clear and calm

b)

Stormy

25.

What type of weather does an ANTICYCLONE bring?

a)

Clear and calm

b)

Stormy

26.

Does a CYCLONE have low or high pressure?

a)

Low

b)

High

27.

Does an ANTICYCLONE have low or high pressure?

a)

Low

b)

High

28.

What is the temperature for the following station model?

a)

4 ºF

b)

76 ºF

c)

80 ºF

d)

129 ºF

29.

The weather is....

a)

sunny

b)

rainy

c)

cloudy

d)

windy

30.

What is the 1st month?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

December

d)

March

31.

What is the 7th Month?

a)

May

b)

June

c)

July

d)

March

32.

What month is before September?

a)

October

b)

June

c)

July

d)

August

33.

What is december in spanish

a)

diciembre

b)

dice

c)

None of these

d)

dicciembre

34.

What kid of dog is this?

a)

bulldog

b)

french bulldog

c)

dachshund

d)

pootle

35.

What breed is this?

a)

Pomeranian

b)

Bichon Frise

c)

Maltese

d)

Shih Tzu