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NWEA Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

a)

Hygrometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Thermometer

2.

Which weather tool measures Wind Speed?

a)

Wind Sock

b)

Weather Vane

c)

Barometer

d)

Anemometer

3.

The boundary where two or more air masses meet is called...

a)

Anticyclone

b)

Air Mass

c)

Front

d)

Tornado

4.

A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture content throughout...

a)

Air Mass

b)

Cyclone

c)

Front

d)

Anticyclone

5.

Relative Humidity is

a)

exactly how much water vapor there is in the air.

b)

What percent full the air is of water vapor.

6.

How does a warm front form?

a)

Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

b)

Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.

c)

Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses

d)

Two air masses meet and stay separated.

7.

What is the relationship between climate and weather?

a)

They are the same thing

b)

Weather is the long-term average of climate.

c)

Climate is the long-term average of weather.

d)

They are unrelated

8.

A Rain shadow effect leaves that side of the mountain...

a)

green with lush vegetation

b)

filled with many different plants and animals

c)

freezing cold

d)

very dry

9.

Trade Winds and Westerlies are examples of

a)

Local Winds

b)

Surface Currents

c)

Deep Currents

d)

Global Winds

10.

What is a true distinction between a mountain breeze and a valley breeze?

a)

Valley breezes are daytime winds that blow up the mountain slopes

b)

Valley breezes are nighttime winds that blow downward into the valley

c)

Mountain breezes are daytime winds that blow downward into the valley

d)

Mountain breezes are nighttime winds that blow up the mountain slope

11.

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

a)

Drizzly rain followed by clear weather.

b)

severe storms

c)

many days of cloudy wet weather

d)

cold dry weather

12.

On a summer evening a barometer reading shows a gradual increase in air pressure. The humidity is 80%. The thermometer reading is slightly increasing. Based on these pieces of data, what type of weather should be expected for the next day?

a)

clear and sunny

b)

cool and rainy

c)

rainy and windy

d)

cloudy and cold

13.

What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

14.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Solar Power

d)

Nuclear Power

15.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

NaClNaCl

b)

KClKCl

c)

CaCO3CaCO_3

d)

H2OH_2O