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WorksheetsWeather Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Wind is an example of _______.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
radiation
d)
convection
2.
What happens to air pressure as you go higher in altitude?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It remains steady
d)
It changes randomly
3.
The process of convection transfers heat energy:
a)
From high altitudes to low altitudes
b)
From low altitudes to high altitudes
c)
From warm areas to cold areas
4.
Heat energy always moves....
a)
From cloudy to clear regions
b)
From low pressure to high pressure
c)
From high pressure to low pressure
d)
From low temperature to high temperature areas
5.
Wind is caused by
a)
the movement of the Earth through space
b)
temperature and pressure differences
c)
the pull of the moon's gravity
6.
Which term is a measure of the amount of moisture in the air?
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
heat
d)
pressure
7.
A boundary between two air masses with different temperature and moisture characteristics is ________.
a)
a cyclone
b)
a front
c)
a temperature inversion
d)
an anticyclone
8.
What do weather forecasters use to forecast the weather?
a)
superstitions
b)
beliefs
c)
weather patterns
d)
dreams
9.
Winds always blow _______.
a)
from sea to land
b)
from high to low elevations
c)
from low-pressure to high-pressure areas
d)
from high-pressure to low-pressure areas
10.
Imagine that it is summertime and the air around you is warm and humid. What type of weather can you expect as a cool, dry air mass rapidly approaches?
a)
a hurricane
b)
sunny, dry weather
c)
thunderstorms
d)
sleet and freezing rain
11.
A fast approaching cold air mass is moving in to displace a warm moist air mass in the summertime. Which of these kinds of weather is most likely?
a)
a drought
b)
drizzling rain
c)
snow
d)
a thunderstorm
12.
An air mass formed over northern Canada will be:
a)
cold and dry
b)
cold and humid
c)
warm and dry
d)
warm and humid
13.
What device is used to measure air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
hygrometer
14.
What is the study of the atmosphere and weather called?
a)
meteorology
b)
geology
c)
astronomy
d)
ecology
15.
As a front passes through your area, thunderstorms occur and the temperature changes from 85 to 65 degrees F. What kind of front was this?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
In which layer of the atmosphere do most clouds form?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
17.
An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico will be:
a)
cold and dry
b)
cold and humid
c)
warm and dry
d)
warm and humid
18.
Most of the time weather moves across the United States _______.
a)
from south to north
b)
from south to west
c)
from east to west
d)
from west to east
19.
What does the letter "H" on a weather map mean?
a)
high temperature
b)
high winds
c)
high humidity
d)
high pressure
20.
What kind of map would a meteorologist study?
a)
a weather map
b)
a map of space
c)
a geological map
d)
a topographic map
21.
Evaporation and condensation are parts of which cycle?
a)
the energy cycle
b)
Earth's orbit
c)
the water cycle
d)
the life cycle
22.
What is the last layer in the layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Troposphere
23.
Which of the following atmospheric components is beneficial to humans in the stratosphere, but dangerous in the troposphere?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
sulfuric acid
c)
oxygen
d)
ozone
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