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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
Most important weather phenomena occur in the ____.
stratosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
The tropopause is ____.
the boundary between tropical and polar air masses
the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere
the layer of high ozone concentration
the boundary between Earth’s surface and atmosphere
In general, what is true about places at higher altitudes?
They have cooler temperatures than places at lower altitudes.
They have the same temperatures as places at lower altitudes.
They have warmer temperatures than places at lower altitudes.
They have less predictable temperatures than places at lower altitudes.
Which of the following best describes temperature variations?
Variations are greater over land than over water.
Variations are greater over water than over land.
Variations are the same over water and land.
Variations over water cannot be determined.
Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is said to be ____.
dry
unstable
stable
saturated
What is true about warm, saturated air?
It contains less water vapor than cold air.
It contains more water vapor than cold air.
It contains the same amount of water vapor as cold air.
It does not contain any water vapor.
Orographic lifting is associated with ____.
mountains
rivers
flat plains
fronts
Which of the following would NOT be associated with stable atmospheric conditions?
widespread fog
afternoon thunderstorms
temperature inversion
buildup of pollutants
What is true about stable air?
It tends to rise.
It tends to resist rising.
It is associated with severe storms.
It is never associated with precipitation.
Which of the following is an example of condensation nuclei?
dust
smoke
salt particles
all of the above
Which clouds are often associated with thunder and lightning?
cirrostratus
altostratus
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
What type of cloud is associated with hail?
A. cirrocumulus
B. cumulonimbus
C. nimbostratus
D. altostratus
A cold, dry air mass that moves over warm, tropical waters will likely become ____.
B. warmer and drier
A. colder and drier
C. colder and wetter
D. warmer and wetter
E. warmer and more humid
An mT (Maritime tropical) air mass is best described as ____.
A. cold and dry
B. warm and dry
C. cold and wet
D. warm and wet
The boundary that separates different air masses is called a(n) ____.
A. front
B. cyclone
C. anticyclone
D. storm
On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side?
warm
cold
stationary
occluded
What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move?
warm
cold
stationary
occluded
When an active cold front overtakes a warm front, ____.
the fronts cancel each other out
cloud formation ceases
an occluded front form
a stationary front form
Hurricanes are classified according to intensity using the ____.
Richter scale
Doppler scale
Saffir-Simpson scale
Fujita scale
What causes a hurricane to lose energy when it moves onto land?
friction
lack of warm, moist air
heating from below by land
both a and b
What two factors are used to classify climate in the Köppen climate classification system?
temperature and air pressure
elevation and latitude
temperature and precipitation
precipitation and location
Polar climates are characterized by ____.
low rates of evaporation
heavy precipitation
warm summers
thick vegetation
intense solar radiation
Which climate experiences seasonal periods of perpetual night?
humid tropical
humid mid-latitude
highland
polar
What is the relationship between fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect?
Burning fossil fuels decreases incoming solar radiation.
Burning fossil fuels decreases the absorption capacity of greenhouse gases.
Burning fossil fuels lowers the greenhouse effect.
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Which is a long-term climate change?
fall
an ice age
El Nino
summer
Which of the following has NOT been suggested as a factor in global warming?
deforestation
burning of fossil fuels
industrial emissions
El Nino
El Nino develops because of a weakening of what?
the polar front
the trade winds
the prevailing westerlies
the jet streams
A heat island is an example of which type of climate?
tropical climate
microclimate
dry climate
polar climate
This is a climatic change that occurred as a result of a sunspot.
microclimate
macroclimate
Maunder minimum
Maunder maximum
Which best describes the climate on the leeward side of the mountain?
warm and dry
warm and wet
cool and dry
Earth’s wobble over 26,000 years, rotating between the stars Polaris and Vega, determines
the timing of the ice ages
the timing of the seasons
the amount of sunspots that occur
ice sheet growth
Intense, self-sustaining thunderstorms are known as
air mass thunderstorms
super cells
tornadoes
downbursts
Which does NOT describe a type of damaging thunderstorm wind?
downburst
microburst
land breeze
macroburst
What phrase describes a stepped leader?
return stroke
partially charged air
positive charge
down draft
Which does NOT play a key role in the development of hail?
supercooled water
freezing temperatures
strong updrafts
warm ocean water
Heat waves involve high-pressure systems that cause air to sink and warm by which process?
compression
conduction
evaporation
condensation
Which weather hazard involves a lack of moisture?
hail
flood
drought
storm surge
Which would work against the development of a thunderstorm?
rising air
stable air
moisture
More lives are lost during a hurricane’s _____________ than from its winds.
weather
heat wave
storm surge
down burst
At which point did the above hurricane begin to lose strength and why? State your answer briefly.
18N & 60W due to a change in direction
16N & 67W due to a decrease in latitude
20N & 82W due to a change of direction
25N and 84W due to movement over land
Which of the above are probably the cold air masses?
maritime polar
continental polar
maritime tropical
continental tropical
A ___________ is used to measure relative humidity.
hygrometer
barometer
thermometer
anemometer
Which location on Earth receives the most solar radiation in any given year?
the poles
the oceans
the tropics
the continents
Lines of equal pressure on a weather map are called
anemometers
isobars
digital forecast
station models
Which is an example of climate?
today’s high temperature
yesterday’s rainfall
tomorrow’s highest wind speed
average rainfall over 30 years
Which type of front is illustrated above?
cold front
occluded front
precipitation front
warm front
The deflection of air due to Earth’s rotation is called the ___________.
Coriolis effect
Doppler effect
radiosonde
jet stream
Meteorologist’s use special radar, which is based on the ___________, to plot the movement of precipitation.
jet stream
radiosonde
Doppler effect
Coriolis effect
What is true about warm, saturated air?
It contains less water vapor than cold air.
It contains more water vapor than cold air.
It contains the same amount of water vapor as cold air.
It does not contain any water vapor.
