WorksheetsMeteorology Review
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
2.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
3.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
4.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
5.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
6.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
7.
This type of front can bring violent storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
8.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
9.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
10.
What kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
11.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
12.
Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow. It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
13.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward. It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
14.
When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
watch
c)
front
d)
cloud
15.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
stationary front
17.
What characteristics are used to classify an air mass?
a)
pressure and temperature
b)
temperature and latitude
c)
temperature and humidity
d)
humidity and density
18.
What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has moved through an area?
a)
cool, clear skies
b)
warm and humid
c)
thunderstorms
d)
foggy
19.
Which type of air mass creates cool, dry air?
a)
continental tropical
b)
maritime tropical
c)
continental polar
d)
maritime polar
20.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects in direct contact
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
21.
Air masses move from areas of _______ to areas of _______
a)
low pressure; high pressure
b)
high temperature; low temperature
c)
high pressure; low pressure
d)
low humidity; high humidity
22.
A warm, dry air mass that forms over land near the equator
a)
cP
b)
cT
c)
mT
d)
mP
23.
A cool, wet air mass that forms over oceans in northern latitudes
a)
cT
b)
mT
c)
mP
d)
cP
24.
A cool, dry air mass that forms over land in northern latitudes
a)
mA
b)
cT
c)
cA
d)
cP
25.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, wind in the Northern Hemisphere is deflected to the _____
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
North
d)
South
26.
Which winds are mainly responsible for our weather in North Carolina?
a)
Northeast Trades
b)
Easterlies
c)
Southeast Trades
d)
Westerlies
27.
An instrument that measures air pressure
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain guage
d)
wind sock
28.
When air is heated, it ___.
a)
Expands
b)
Contracts
c)
Doesn't change
d)
Air cannot be heated
29.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
30.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
31.
In _______ pressure systems, air rises
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
32.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
33.
What type of Tropical storm can be found near Japan?
a)
typhoon
b)
cyclone
c)
Hurricane
34.
How fast do winds have to be before it is considered a hurricane?
a)
50 mph
b)
74 mph
c)
100 mph
d)
86 mph
35.
What type of Tropical storm can be found near Australia?
a)
cyclone
b)
typhoon
c)
hurricane
36.
The Saffir-Simpson Scale measures
a)
Hurricane's rainfall
b)
Hurricane's area
c)
Hurricane's intensity
d)
Hurricane's storm surge
37.
How many categories of hurricanes are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
38.
When hurricanes reach land, they tend to lose strength. Why does this happen?
a)
The lack of cold, dry air to power the storm
b)
An increase in warm, wet air
c)
An increase in cold, wet air
d)
A lack of warm, wet air to power the storm
39.
An increase in barometric pressure would most likely cause which of the following?
a)
precipitation to end
b)
precipitation to begin
c)
no change in precipitation
40.
A decrease in barometric pressure would most likely cause which of the following?
a)
precipitation to end
b)
precipitation to begin
c)
no change in precipitation
41.
This scale is used to track the intensity of tornadoes.
a)
Enhanced Fujita Scale
b)
Saffir-Simpson Scale
42.
What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen & Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen & Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen & Argon
43.
The amount of mass in a given volume of air is __.
a)
density
b)
pressure
c)
altitude
d)
air pressure
44.
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
45.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called the _____
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
46.
Which is the correct order of gases in the atmosphere from least to greatest amount?
a)
nitrogen, oxygen, other gases
b)
nitrogen, other gases, oxygen
c)
other gases, oxygen, nitrogen
d)
oxygen, nitrogen, other gases
47.
Which layer of the atmosphere holds the ozone layer?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
48.
An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
wind sock
d)
rain guage
49.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
50.
An instrument that measures air pressure
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain guage
d)
wind sock
51.
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosphere
52.
Earth would be too cold to support life without _____________________.
a)
global warming
b)
the greenhouse effect
c)
tropics
d)
seasons
53.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
54.
The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is
a)
To generate heat for the earth
b)
To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
c)
To produce weather
d)
To allow satellites to circle the earth
55.
The weight of air as it presses down on Earth's surface
a)
front
b)
air pressure
c)
air mass
d)
evaporation
56.
Ozone is made up of which element?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water Vapor
d)
Nitrogen
57.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
58.
Which is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from closest to Earth to the farthest away?
a)
exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
b)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
c)
exosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
59.
As altitude increases, air density ___
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
60.
The layers of the atmosphere are divided or classified based on their ___.
a)
weather
b)
temperature
c)
altitude
d)
oxygen level
61.
What is the formula for density?
a)
Density = Mass x Volume
b)
Density = Mass + Volume
c)
Density = Mass ÷ Volume
d)
Density = Volume ÷ Mass
62.
Altitude is the distance above sea level
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Which gas makes up 21% of the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Argon
64.
As altitude increases in the stratosphere, temperature ____.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
65.
Would air at the top of a mountain be more or less dense than at sea level?
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
c)
Density stays the same
d)
Air doesn't have density
66.
Meteors tend to burn up due to friction in which layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Stratosphere
67.
Which component of the atmosphere changes the most on a daily basis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Water Vapor
d)
Hydrogen
68.
Which gas makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Carbon Monoxide
d)
Nitrogen
69.
When air is heated, it ___.
a)
Expands
b)
Contracts
c)
Doesn't change
d)
Air cannot be heated
70.
Ozone found in the troposphere is considered to be a ___.
a)
Form of protection against UV radiation
b)
Form of air pollution
c)
Healthy for human lungs
d)
None of these
71.
The troposphere is more dense than any other layer of the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
As altitude increases in the troposphere, temperature ____.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
73.
Temperature in the Thermosphere decreases with altitude.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
Most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere is found in the ___.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
75.
As altitude increases in the mesosphere, temperature ____.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
76.
James plans to climb to the top of Mt Everest. Which of the following statements about his climb will be most accurate?
a)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will increase.
b)
Air pressure will fall and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
c)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
d)
Air pressure and thermometer will not change.
77.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the atmosphere is important?
a)
it is made of many layers
b)
it provides gases living things need
c)
it keeps the Earth warm enough to support life
d)
it protects us from UV rays and meteors
78.
Where will you find the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights)?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Ionosphere
79.
As altitude increases in the thermosphere, temperature ____.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
80.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the lowest pressure?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
81.
The International Space Station (ISS) orbits in the ____.
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Ionosphere
82.
Why does the troposphere experience the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure compared to the other layers?
a)
It produces the ozone layer
b)
It has the highest temperatures
c)
It contains a higher concentration of gas particles
d)
It is the region in which weather occurs
83.
Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?
a)
The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean
b)
the majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean
c)
Most rivers deposit freshwater into the ocean
d)
Most clouds form near or over the ocean
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