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Worksheets6.3 weather climate and water cycle
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Label the air masses below with the correct symbol cP , mP, cT , or mT
Sort the information to the correct type of air mass
Continental Tropical (cT) (a)
Continental Polar (cP) (b)
Maritime Tropical (mT) (c)
Maritime Polar (mP) (d)
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product through their leaves?
condensation
evaporation
sublimation
transpiration
What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago? By the way, now there's new research suggesting that our planet got its water more than 4 billion years ago, when a celestial object about the size of Mars collided with Earth to form the moon!)
The amount of water on earth changes gradually over time
There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now unless a catastrophic event occurs
There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the past billion years and we just met the original level of water
There will be much less water on earth billions of years from now
When I changed the temperature of the air inside the enormus bag by adding warm air, ___
the density increased then decreased
the density INCREASED
the density stayed the SAME
the density DECREASED
Regardless of the season, the temperature of the air always gets _________ as you go up in the atmosphere
warmer
colder
colder at first then warmer
all of these
Hail events happen _____
Generally at night, when there are meteoroid showers
Only in the early morning, when the temperature is still cold
In the winter, when it is freezing out
In the Spring, Summer and Fall, when it is warm out
A warm air mass has ________________ pressure.
high
low
no
medium
The air just above the ground absorbs energy from the thermal energy in the hot ground and becomes (more dense or less dense) than the surrounding air and (rises or falls).
more dense and falls
less dense and rises
more dense and rises
less dense and falls
As a warm air mass cools off, what is happening to the energy it had? Where does the energy it had go?
The energy falls back to earth in a cycle.
The energy disappears.
The energy goes back to the sun.
The energy is shared with or transferred to other cooler particles.
Hail is more likely to occur on sunny days because _____
there is more moisture in the air from evaporation of water on the ground
all of these answers are correct
there is more sun to warm the ground
there are opportunities for wind gusts
The warm air rises till ____
the wind stops blowing
it transfers its energy to the surrounding air
it runs out of density
all of these
Match the following
Energy traveling in waves, like the sun's ray's warming the ground
Radiation
Which is true?
all air hold the same amount of moisture
warm air holds the most moisture
hot air holds the most moisture.
cold air holds the most moisture.
Molecules can change state become a solid, liquid, gas when their _____ varies.
temperature
mass
volume
weight
Match the following
going from a solid to a gas
going from a gas to a solid
going from a liquid to a solid
To make a cloud, you need, _____.
cool air
humid air
dust, ash, pollen
all of these
To make the biggest storm on the interactive you needed which of the following?
very cold high temps, high humidity, warm low level temperatures
cold high temps, moderate humidity, cool low level temperatures
cool high temps, low humidity, cold low level temperatures
cool high temps, low humidity, warm low level temperatures
The more mass something has, _____.
the greater the force of gravity pulling down on it
the less density it has
the higher its temperature
all of these
What landform causes the rain shadow effect?
mountains
lakes
plains
valley
A rain shadow forms on the ___________ side of a mountain as a result of ___________ precipitation there.
windward; more
windward; less
leeward; more
leeward; less
On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____. (Choose ALL that apply)
more rain and snow fall
less vegetation (plants)
more vegetation (plants)
less precipitation
Which side of a mountain range is closer to the ocean?
leeward side
rain shadow side
windward side
downwind side
Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?
windward, because of rising, moist air
leeward, because of rising, dry air
windward, because of sinking, moist air
leeward, because of sinking, dry air
The maximum amount of water vapor that can be in the air changes based on_____
mass of the air
the volume of the air
the humidity of the air
the temperature of the air
What is caused by differences in air pressure?
Time
Precipitation
Clouds
Wind
If I have two locations in the same latitude, they will always have the same type of climate.
True
False
What type of energy transformation is occurring inside the teapot with the water?
convection
conduction
radiation
What energy transformation is occurring in letter (B) of this picture?
radiation
conduction
convection
When air is heated, its volume ____________.
increases
decreases
remains the same
When air is heated, what happens to its mass?
increases
decreases
remains the same
As the kinetic energy of the particles increased, the _____ of the particles ________
speed; decreased
speed: increased
space; decreased
space; increased
Evaporation
A
Condensation
B
Precipitation
C
Transpiration
D
Groundwater
E
Which best describes climate?
Summers are typically hot and dry.
It rained this week.
Yesterday it was cold and windy.
Thermal energy always move from_____
areas of high energy to low energy
areas of low energy to high energy
It flows equally from high and low energy areas
all of these are correct
