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Science Weather Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What pressure are cyclones associated with?

a)

High

b)

Low

2.

What pressure are anticyclones associated with?

a)

High

b)

Low

3.

In this pressure system, hot air rises and condenses to form clouds.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Anticyclones

4.

In this pressure system, cold air falls and raises the dew point as it warms.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Anticyclone

5.

What pressure system spins clockwise?

a)

Anticyclone

b)

Cyclone

6.

What pressure system spins counter-clockwise

a)

Anti-cyclone

b)

Cyclone

7.

What pressure system brings stormy weather?

a)

Anticyclone

b)

Cyclone

8.

What pressure system brings clear weather?

a)

Anticyclones

b)

Cyclones

9.

Which fronts form cumulonimbus clouds?

a)

Stationary front

b)

Cold front

c)

Warm front

d)

Occluded front

10.

Which fronts form nimbostratus clouds?

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary front

11.

Which front consists of a cold air mass sliding under a warm air mass?

a)

Occluded front

b)

Warm front

c)

Cold front

d)

Stationary front

12.

Which front consists of a warm air mass sliding on top of a cold air mass?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary front

13.

Which front consists of two cold air mass trapping a warm air mass?

a)

Warm front

b)

Stationary front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Cold front

14.

Which front consists of a cold air mass and a warm air mass pushing against eachother?

a)

Occluded front

b)

Stationary front

c)

Warm front

d)

Cold front

15.

Which front causes floods?

a)

Stationary front

b)

Occluded front

c)

Warm front

d)

Cold front

16.

The transfer of energy by collision between particles

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

17.

The transfer of heat by convection currents in the air in which hot air rises and cold air falls

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

18.

Energy carried by electromagnetic waves

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

19.

What do isobar lines show?

a)

Areas where the dew point is 100% on a weather map

b)

Areas of equal pressure on a weather map

c)

Areas of temperature change on a weather map

d)

Wind direction

20.

Maritime air mass

a)

Over arctic

b)

Over water

c)

Over land

d)

Over rainforests

21.

Continental air mass

a)

Over arctic

b)

Over land

c)

Over water

d)

Over rainforests

22.

Tropical air mass

a)

Cool/cold

b)

Warm/hot

c)

Cold/freezing

d)

Hot/boiling

23.

Polar air mass

a)

Hot/boiling

b)

Warm/hot

c)

Cool/cold

d)

Cold/freezing

24.

Arctic air mass

a)

Hot/boiling

b)

Cold/freezing

c)

Warm/hot

d)

Cool/cold

25.

Which air mass comes from close to the equator?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arctic

26.

Which air mass comes from CLOSE TO the poles?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arctic

27.

Which air mass comes from the poles/arcticas?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arctic

28.

What pressure are all fronts associated with?

a)

High

b)

Low