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Open Notebook Scientific Method and Weather Test

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tornadoes, thunderstorms, windstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and (a)   are examples of what is known as severe weather.

2.
______ occurs when water overflows the natural or artificial banks of a stream or other body of water
a)
droughts
b)
thunderstorms
c)
floods
d)
hail
e)
none of the above
3.
Floods may occur behind ice dams on rivers, during very high tides, or after _______.
a)
hail storms
b)
a drought
c)
tsunamis
d)
none of the above
4.
Floods are often caused by _________ over mountains, during which large amounts of _____ flow down a single canyon.
a)
ice storms, snow
b)
thunderstorms, water
c)
avalanches, ice
d)
none of the above
5.
The Dust Bowl includes _______,_____,_____,____,and ____.
a)
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma
b)
Pensylvania, Kansas, New Jersey, Texas and Oklahoma
c)
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Florida
d)
none of the above
6.
In 1930, A severe drought occurred after years of poor land management.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Large parts of Pakistan were hit by a drought in 2000. No _______ fell for more than 3 years.
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
ice
8.
Thunderstorms produce rapidly rising ____ _____, usually resulting in heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning.
a)
water currents
b)
convection currents
c)
air currents
d)
none of the above
9.
A thunderstorm is classified as severe when it produces one or more of these conditions. (select all that apply)
a)
a tornado
b)
Hail 3.9 cm or more in diameter
c)
Winds gusting in excess of 96 km per hour
d)
Hail 1.9 cm or more in diameter
e)
Winds gusting in excess of 106 km per hour
10.
On October 22, 1996, surface temperatures dropped from 10 degrees Celsius to around 0 degrees Celsius in an area west of central _____. Strong rising winds developed and the storm increased intensity quickly. Egg sized hail fell, as well as large amounts of _____ and ______ _____.
a)
Florida, sleet, light snow
b)
Colorado , sleet, light snow
c)
Texas, sleet, light snow
d)
None of the above
11.
_______ is the explosive sound that usually accompanies _______.
a)
Thunder, snow
b)
Thunder, lightning
c)
Rain, thunder
12.
Scientists estimate there are __ lightning strikes on Earth every ______ of every day.
a)
54, minute
b)
44, second
c)
104, hour
d)
none of the above
13.

Tornados are rapidly rotating columns of (a)  

14.

Wildfires are driven by (a)   .

15.
Hurricanes form over ____ _____ seas.
a)
warm tropical
b)

cold tropical

c)

cold arctic

d)

none of the above

16.

Hurricanes first take form as _____ ______.

(a)  

17.

(a)   are severe storms with low temperatures, strong winds, and large amounts of snow.

18.

____-______ winds are strong winds that have no rotation.

(a)  

19.

(a)   are small, very intense downward winds.

20.

Hurricanes are moving wind systems that rotate around an eye, or center of low _______ _________.

(a)  

21.

_____ ______ are small rotating winds not associated with thunderstorms.

(a)  

22.

_______ ______ are rare conditions in which strong winds carry dust over a large area.

(a)  

23.
Wind and dust can be severe on Mars.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
In 1620, The ________ method involved the use of inductive reasoning. Inductive Reasoning is making observations, looking for a pattern in them, and formulating a hypothesis, (theory) based on these observations and patterns
a)
Newtonian
b)
Baconian
c)
Mendelian
d)
None of the above
25.
All scientific investigations begin with:
a)
Forming a hypothesis.
b)
Conducting an experiment
c)
Observing and asking a question
d)
Forming a conclusion.
26.
What answer BEST describes the purpose of the scientific method?
a)
To solve problems and create experiments
b)
To research new information
c)
To practice safety
d)
To become a scientist
27.
A good scientific question needs....(select all that apply)
a)
An independent variable
b)
A dependent variable
c)
To be measurable
d)
None of the above
28.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
An observation
b)
Something that you know
c)
An educated guess/answer to your question
d)
What you keep the same in an experiment
29.
Which is a good example of a hypothesis for the following scientific question? Does playing stressfull video games lead to higher blood pressure?
a)
Playing stressfull video games gives people higher blood pressure.
b)
If you have stressfull blood pressure, then you play violent video games.
c)
If you play stressfull video games you will have higher blood pressure.
d)
If you play stressfull video games, then you will have higher blood pressure.
30.
Why is the following hypothesis considered a bad hypothesis? "If your plants grew taller, then they were given fertilizer."
a)
It is not written in the "if" and "then" format.
b)
The prediction is wrong.
c)
The independent and dependent variables are in the wrong order.
d)
This is a good hypothesis.
31.
What is an independent variable?
a)
What is measured in an experiment
b)
What you change in an experiment
c)
A prediction about an experiment
d)
What stays the same in an experiment.
32.
What is an dependent variable?
a)
What is measured in an experiment
b)
What you change in an experiment
c)
A prediction about an experiment
d)
What stays the same in an experiment.
33.
Alexes wants to know if students do better on their homework if they listen to classical music or hip hop music. What is the dependent variable in this experiment ?
a)
Students' grades on homework
b)
The age of the students
c)
The volume of the music
d)
The type of music.
34.
What is a qualitative observation ?
a)
Describing qualities and characteristics (words)
b)
A guess you make using an observation.
c)
Numbers and a label
d)
What is kept the same in an experiment.
35.
What is a quantitative observation?
a)
Describing qualities and characteristics.
b)
A guess you make using an observation
c)
Numbers and a label
d)
What is kept the same in experiment
36.
What is an inference?
a)
Describing qualities and characteristics.
b)
A guess you make using an observation
c)
Numbers and a label
d)
What is kept the same in experiment
37.
What is the example of a qualitative observation?
a)
It is going to rain later today.
b)
The clouds are dark gray
c)
The temperature is 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
d)
All of the above are examples of qualitative observations.
38.
Why is it important to have a detailed procedure?
a)
So scientists make fewer mistakes.
b)
So scientists can repeat experiments.
c)
So experiments are reliable and accurate.
d)
All of the above.
39.
What is a constant
a)
What stays the same in an experiment
b)
What is changed in experiment
c)
What is measured in an experiment
d)
A guess made using observations
40.

the mixture of gases surrounding Earth

(a)  

41.

to push particles closer together

(a)  

42.

to get bigger; to take up more space

(a)  

43.

to predict future events or conditions, such as weather

(a)  

44.

the force exerted on a surface by the mass of the air above it; also called atmospheric pressure

(a)  

45.

water vapor in the air

(a)  

46.

a scientist who studies the weather

(a)  

47.

out-of-the-ordinary and extreme weather conditions

(a)  

48.

the scientific study of weather

(a)  

49.

an atom or a molecule; what everything is made of

(a)  

50.

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

(a)  

51.

an estimation about a future event based on data or experience

(a)  

52.

a continuous force applied to the surface of an object, measured in units per square area

(a)  

53.
Bonus: _____ are less than normal precipitation over a long period of time.
a)
thunderstorms
b)
drought
c)
icestorm
d)
hurricane
e)
both droughts and ice storms
54.

The Dust Bowl of the United States occurred/was named in the 1920's.

a)
True
b)
False
55.
Bonus: Lightning travels from a cloud to the ground. The electric charge moved downward in steps of approximately ____m called _____ _______.
a)
100, ladder steps
b)
35, step leaders
c)
46, step leaders
d)
64, step strikes
e)
none of the above
56.

A ______ _______ outbreak struck the states of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia

(a)  

57.

In Enterprise Alabama 2007 , A Tornado was estimated to have been 457 m in diameter and to have traveled for (a)   km.

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