WorksheetsNWEA Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
Hygrometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Which weather tool measures Wind Speed?
Wind Sock
Weather Vane
Barometer
Anemometer
The boundary where two or more air masses meet is called...
Anticyclone
Air Mass
Front
Tornado
A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture content throughout...
Air Mass
Cyclone
Front
Anticyclone
Relative Humidity is
exactly how much water vapor there is in the air.
What percent full the air is of water vapor.
How does a warm front form?
Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.
Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses
Two air masses meet and stay separated.
What is the relationship between climate and weather?
They are the same thing
Weather is the long-term average of climate.
Climate is the long-term average of weather.
They are unrelated
A Rain shadow effect leaves that side of the mountain...
green with lush vegetation
filled with many different plants and animals
freezing cold
very dry
Trade Winds and Westerlies are examples of
Local Winds
Surface Currents
Deep Currents
Global Winds
What is a true distinction between a mountain breeze and a valley breeze?
Valley breezes are daytime winds that blow up the mountain slopes
Valley breezes are nighttime winds that blow downward into the valley
Mountain breezes are daytime winds that blow downward into the valley
Mountain breezes are nighttime winds that blow up the mountain slope
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
Drizzly rain followed by clear weather.
severe storms
many days of cloudy wet weather
cold dry weather
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?
clear and sunny
cool and rainy
rainy and windy
cloudy and cold
What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
Coal
Natural Gas
Solar Power
Nuclear Power
What is the chemical formula for table salt?
NaCl
KCl
CaCO3
H2O
