WorksheetsWeather and Atmosphere Unit Assessment
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of energy transfer heats Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convention
2.
Which area of the Earth receives more direct sunlight?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
the Equator
d)
all parts of the Earth always receive the same amount of sunlight
3.
What are the reasons why the Earth has weather? Check ALL that apply.
a)
the existence of water
b)
the atmosphere
c)
the spherical shape of the planet
d)
the Earth's tilt and rotation
e)
the Earth's orbit around the Sun
4.
From the figure, which layer of the atmosphere do you find rain, snow, and clouds?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
5.
If you were in a hot air balloon floating up in the troposphere, what are two changes you would expect to experience?
a)
The temperature would get warmer and the air would become thinner.
b)
The temperature would get colder and the air would become thinner.
c)
The temperature would get colder and the air would become thicker.
6.
What temperature air can hold more water vapor?
a)
warm air
b)
cold air
c)
warm and cold air can hold the same amount of water vapor
7.
Select the word that best complete the sentence: _________ is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much water vapor the air could hold at that temperature.
a)
relative humidity
b)
temperature
c)
air pressure
8.
How is wind created?
a)
wind is created by ocean currents
b)
wind is generated from the trees blowing really hard
c)
wind is air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
d)
wind is created when clouds move through the troposphere
9.
Which of the following is true about nighttime land temperature and how it affects local winds?
a)
the land warms up at night, forming a low pressure that rises
b)
the sea cools at night, forming a high pressure that moves onshore
c)
land cools at night, forming high pressure that moves offshore
10.
What are the "H" and "L" on this map referring to?
a)
high and low temperature
b)
high and low precipitation
c)
high and low pressure
d)
humid and non-humid weather
11.
Study the map below. Based on the information on the map, what type of weather would you expect in Minneapolis today?
a)
sunny skies
b)
rain showers
c)
snow showers
12.
DRY, COLD air is characteristic of which type of air mass?
a)
maritime tropical air mass
b)
maritime polar air mass
c)
continental tropical air mass
d)
continental polar air mass
13.
Cloudy skies and light rain that stays for several days are characteristics of which type of weather front?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
14.
Which of the following describes the conditions that produce sleet (freezing rain)?
a)
A layer of warm air intrudes between the bottom of the clouds and cold air above the Earth’s surface. When frozen ice crystals leave the cloud, they melt as they fall through the warm air. Then, they hit the layer of cold air just above Earth’s surface and refreeze.
b)
The water droplets in a cloud are at a temperature below freezing, there are enough particles of dust and pollution for water vapor to condense on, and the air temperature below the cloud is cold enough to prevent melting.
c)
Supercooled water droplets in the clouds freeze on particles of dust within a cloud over and over again as strong updrafts lift the particles and gravity pulls them back down within the cloud.
15.
Which combination of air temperature and humidity would create the largest, most violent thunderstorm?
a)
a warm lower atmosphere, cold higher atmosphere, and low humidity
b)
a cold lower atmosphere, very warm higher atmosphere, and high humidity
c)
a warm lower atmosphere, very cold higher atmosphere, and high humidity
16.
Fog is another type of ____________ cloud
a)
Stratus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
17.
The first step in cloud formation
a)
sun warms surface, evaporation
b)
warm air rises
c)
water vapor condenses
d)
precipitation
18.
Wind
a)
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower air pressure
b)
Winds that travel long distances in steady, predictable patterns
c)
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
d)
Winds that blow over short distances caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
19.
Global Winds
a)
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower air pressure
b)
Winds that travel long distances in steady, predictable patterns
c)
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
d)
Winds that blow over short distances caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
20.
Coriolis Effect
a)
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower air pressure
b)
Winds that travel long distances in steady, predictable patterns
c)
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
d)
Winds that blow over short distances caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
21.
Local Winds
a)
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower air pressure
b)
Winds that travel long distances in steady, predictable patterns
c)
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
d)
Winds that blow over short distances caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
22.
Windchill Factor
a)
The tool that measures wind speed
b)
The increased cooling that a wind can cause
c)
A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
d)
The flow of air from land to a body of water
23.
Anemometer
a)
The tool that measures wind speed
b)
The increased cooling that a wind can cause
c)
A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
d)
The flow of air from land to a body of water
24.
Sea Breeze
a)
The tool that measures wind speed
b)
The increased cooling that a wind can cause
c)
A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
d)
The flow of air from land to a body of water
25.
Land Breeze
a)
The tool that measures wind speed
b)
The increased cooling that a wind can cause
c)
A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
d)
The flow of air from land to a body of water
26.
Latitude
a)
The distance from the equator measured in degrees
b)
The temperature at which condensation begins
c)
Wispy feathery clouds
d)
Clouds that look like cotton
27.
Dew Point
a)
The distance from the equator measured in degrees
b)
The temperature at which condensation begins
c)
Wispy feathery clouds
d)
Clouds that look like cotton
28.
Cirrus
a)
Clouds that form in flat layers
b)
Wispy feathery clouds
c)
Clouds that look like cotton
29.
Stratus
a)
Clouds that form in flat layers
b)
Wispy feathery clouds
c)
Clouds that look like cotton
30.
Cumulus
a)
Clouds that form in flat layers
b)
Wispy feathery clouds
c)
Clouds that look like cotton
31.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
32.
Which layer protects the earth from meteors?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
33.
As you go up through the atmosphere, the density of the air __________________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
34.
Low pressure is
a)
cool sinking air
b)
warm rising air
35.
Low pressure is
a)
cool sinking air
b)
warm rising air
36.
High pressure is
a)
cool sinking air
b)
warm rising air
37.
This is an example of a
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
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