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Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

In which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermospere

2.

In which layer of the atmosphere, do we find the Ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

3.

What are the TWO most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen and Argon

d)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

4.

What has been happening to the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Increasing over time

b)

Decreasing over time

c)

Remaining steady over time

5.

What materials are clouds made up of?

a)

Ice droplets and Nitrogen

b)

Water and Ice droplets

c)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide and water

6.

What phase of matter is a cloud?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.

Can you see water become ice?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

In which phase does water naturally exist in the atmosphere?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

What might be contributing to rising carbon dioxide levels within the last 100 years?

a)

Number of dogs on planet earth

b)

Use of electric vehicles

c)

Use of fossil fuels

d)

Rising oxygen levels

10.

What happens during evaporation?

a)

Solid --> Liquid

b)

Liquid --> Gas

c)

Gas --> Solid

d)

Gas --> Liquid

11.

What phase change happens during condensation?

a)

Solid --> Liquid

b)

Liquid --> Gas

c)

Gas --> Solid

d)

Gas --> Liquid

12.

What phase change happens during melting?

a)

Solid --> Liquid

b)

Liquid --> Gas

c)

Gas --> Solid

d)

Gas --> Liquid

13.

What phase change happens during freezing?

a)

Solid --> liquid

b)

Solid --> Gas

c)

Liquid --> Solid

d)

Gas --> Liquid

14.

What phase change happens during sublimation?

a)

Solid --> Liquid

b)

Solid --> Gas

c)

Liquid --> Gas

d)

Gas --> Liquid

15.

What phase change happens during deposition?

a)

Solid --> Gas

b)

Gas --> Solid

c)

Liquid --> Gas

d)

Solid --> Liquid

16.

During evaporation (liquid to a gas), is energy being added to the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy added to atmosphere

b)

Energy removed from atmosphere

17.

During condensation (gas to liquid), is energy being added to or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy is added to the atmosphere

b)

Energy is removed from the atmosphere

18.

During melting (solid to a liquid), is energy added to the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy is added to the atmosphere

b)

Energy is removed from the atmosphere

19.

During freezing (liquid to a solid), is energy added to the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy is added to the atmosphere

b)

Energy is removed from the atmosphere

20.

During sublimation (solid directly to gas), is energy added to the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy is added to the atmosphere

b)

Energy is removed from the atmosphere

21.

During deposition , is energy added to the atmosphere or removed from the atmosphere?

a)

Energy is added to the atmosphere

b)

Energy is removed from the atmosphere

22.

How does the Earth remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

Respiration

b)

Combustion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Geological Processes

23.

Which of the following is a temperature scale?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Nimbus

d)

Stratus

24.

Which of the following is a temperature scale?

a)

Occluded

b)

Coreolis

c)

Cirrus

d)

Celsius

25.

Which of the following is a temperature scale?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Nimbus

c)

Stationary

d)

Coreolis

26.

What is the freezing point of Celsius?

a)

100 degress

b)

50 degrees

c)

32 degrees

d)

0 degrees

27.

What is the boiling point of Celsius?

a)

0 degrees

b)

32 degrees

c)

50 degrees

d)

100 degrees

28.

What is the boiling temperature of Fahrenheit?

a)

0 degrees

b)

32 degrees

c)

100 degrees

d)

212 degrees

29.

What is the freezing point of Fahrenheit?

a)

0 degrees

b)

32 degrees

c)

100 degrees

d)

212 degrees

30.

What is the boiling point of Kelvin?

a)

50 degrees

b)

100 degrees

c)

212 degrees

d)

373 degrees

31.

What is the freezing point of Kelvin?

a)

0 degrees

b)

32 degrees

c)

50 degrees

d)

273.15 degrees

32.

Which heat transfer method occurs with direct contact between objects?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

33.

Which heat transfer method occurs through water or air?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

34.

Which heat transfer method transfers through electromagnetic waves (like the heat from the sun)?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

35.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

36.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

37.

What happens to the temperature of a rising air parcel?

a)

Always warms due to expansion

b)

Always cools due to compression

c)

Always cools due to expansion

d)

Always warms due to compression

38.

What percentage of solar energy that strikes earth's outer atmosphere eventually reaches earth's surface?

a)

50%

b)

30%

c)

25%

d)

5%

39.

Which is true about the heating of the Earth during the day?

a)

The Earth absorbs more energy than it emits

b)

The Earth emits more energy than it absorbs

c)

The Earth doesn't emit any energy

d)

The Earth emits and absorbs energy at equal rates

40.

As air temperature increases, what happens to the air's potential capacity for water vapor?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains constant

41.

Which of the following can hold more water vapor?

a)

Warmer air

b)

Cooler air

42.

The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor the air can hold is called

a)

Dew Point

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Relative Humidity

d)

S

43.

The temperature to which air must be cooled in order to become saturated is known as.....

a)

Dew Point

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Relative Humidity

d)

Relative density

44.

What happens to relative humidity as the difference between air temperature and dew point increases?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

45.

What instrument uses wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperatures to obtain relative humidity?

a)

Infrared Hygrometer

b)

Slingshot

c)

Sling pyschrometer

d)

Heat hygrometer

46.

The temperature to which air must be cooled in order to become saturated is known as....

a)

Wet-bulb temperature

b)

Minimum Temperature

c)

Dew Point temperature

d)

Freezing Temperature

47.

Which of the terms below forms only water?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Thunderstorms

48.

When molecules of water evaporate into the air and replace the heavier molecules of oxygen and nitrogen, what will happen to the density of the air?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains the same

49.

What is the instrument used to measure wind speed called?

a)

Ceilometer

b)

Psychrometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Tachometer

50.

Air pressure is usually the highest when the air is.....

a)

cool and dry

b)

warm and humid

c)

Cool and humid

d)

warm and dry

51.

Air that is maritime tropical (mT) will be....

a)

Warmer and moister

b)

Colder and drier

c)

Warmer and drier

d)

Warmer and drier

52.

The upper air flow from Canada would bring a _________________ air mass into the United States.......

a)

mP

b)

cT

c)

cP

d)

mT

53.

The front shown in this diagram is a (n) __________________ front. The coldest air is at point ________

a)

Occluded, 1

b)

Occluded, 2

c)

Stationary, 1

d)

Stationary, 2

54.

Referring to the diagram, which position is located in the warm sector?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

55.

The greatest contrast in both temperature and moisture will occur along the boundary separating which air masses?

a)

mT and cP

b)

mP and cT

c)

mP and mT

d)

cP and cT

56.

Referring to Diagram 5, clearing skies are most likely at position....

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

57.

The weather map shows a cold front approaching three cities. The two isobars are labeled A and B. What is the probable value of isobar B?

a)

904.0 mb

b)

997.6 mb

c)

1004.0 mb

d)

1004.6 mb

58.

The weather map below shows air-pressure readings in millibars. Locations A, B, C, and D are found on Earth’s surface. At which place is the wind speed the lowest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.

The map represents a section of a weather map for locations in the eastern United States. The map shows a low-pressure system, fronts, and weather stations A, B, C, and D. At which weather station are weather conditions probably the most unstable (unsettled)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

60.

Small ice pellets that grow as they fall through a cloud and are caught in updraft is called....

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

61.

Small falling water particles that freeze and turn to ice when they hit the ground

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

62.

Water droplets that fall from a cloud with a diameter of at least .5 mm is called

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Hail

d)

Snow

63.

Precipitation in the form of ice crystals is called

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Snow

d)

Hail

64.

Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist air ...

a)

Rises, expands and cools to the dewpoint

b)

Rises, expands and warms to the dewpoint

c)

Sinks, compresses and cools to the dewpoint

d)

Sinks, expands, and warms to the dewpoint

65.

A layer of dark, rain clouds are called...

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Nimbostratus

d)

Cirrus

66.

Clouds that looks like sheets or layers across the sky are...

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Nimbo-stratus

d)

Cumulo-nimbus

67.

Clouds that are high, white, thin, wispy cloud; "curl of hair" are.....

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumolo-nimbus

d)

Cirrus

68.

Vertical cloud associated with violent thunderstorms/tornadoes; could have flat, anvil top

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cumulo-nimbus

d)

Nimbo-stratus

69.

Puffy cotton candy clouds; indicates fair weather;

a)

Cumulus

b)

Nimbus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

70.

Clouds that are responsible for thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes are

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulo-nimbus

d)

Cumulus

71.

Choose the option below that correctly matches each cloud picture with its type.

a)

A- Numbus

B- Cumulus

C- Stratus

D- Cirrus

b)

A-Cumulus

B- Cirrus

C- Nimbus

D- Stratus

c)

A- Stratus

B- Nimbus

C- Cirrus

D- Cumulus

d)

A-Cirrus

B-Stratus

C-Nimbus

D- Cumulus

72.

On the Saffir-Simpson scale, a category 5 storm would indicate

a)

A weak hurricane

b)

A moderately strong hurricane

c)

A very strong hurricane

d)

None of these, the Saffir-Simpson scale applies to tornadoes

73.

A discharge of electricity from or within a thunderstorm is called

a)

St. Elmo's Fire

b)

Static electricity

c)

Lightning

d)

Downburst

74.

The satellite image shows a Northern Hemisphere hurricane. What is the usual surface wind pattern around the eye of a Northern Hemisphere hurricanes?

a)

Clockwise and outward

b)

Clockwise and inward

c)

Counter-clockwise and outward

d)

Counter-clockwise and inward

75.

The Fujita scale pertains to

a)

The size of the tornado producing thunderstorms

b)

The amount of hail that falls from a mature thunderstorm

c)

The size of a thunderstorm image on a radar screen

d)

Tornado damage intensity

76.

Which of the below forms only over water?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Mesocyclones

d)

Hurricanes

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