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Weather & Climate

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are the main characteristics that define climate?

a)

weather and humidity

b)

temperature and precipitation

c)

pressure and preciptitation

d)

weather and pressure

2.

Which of these are true about the difference between weather and climate

a)

weather is long term

b)

weather is short term

c)

climate is short term

3.

What does most sunlight do when it reaches earth?

a)

Gets absorbed by the surface

b)

Gets reflected by the surface

c)

Gets absorbed by the air

d)

Gets reflected by the air

4.

What is the scientific definition of the albedo effect?

a)

How much sunlight an object reflects

b)

How much sunlight an object absorbs

c)

How hot an object gets

d)

How cold an object gets

5.

High or low albedo: snow

a)

high

b)

low

6.

High or low albedo: dirt

a)

high

b)

low

7.

High or low albedo: thick clouds

a)

high

b)

low

8.
What has the highest albedo?
a)
the oceans
b)
 glacial ice
c)
the ground
d)
roads
9.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
10.
Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth’s temperature?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the Same
d)
Not enough information 
11.

Which has a lower albedo, an asphalt parking lot or a snow-covered field?

a)

Asphalt parking lot

b)

Snow-covered field

c)

They have the same albedo

d)

More information is needed to answer this question

12.
Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to
a)
Absorb sunlight
b)
Reflect sunlight
c)
Transmit sunlight
d)
Radiate sunlight
13.
Weather is 
a)
the weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period
b)
daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, pressure, wind, and moisture
c)
Neither of the choices
d)
Both of the choices
14.

What are greenhouse gases?

a)

Gases that help plants stay warm

b)

Gases that absorb UV radiation (sunburn causing radiation)

c)

Gases that cause acid rain

d)

Gases that absorb infrared radiation (heat energy)

15.

Snow on the ground prevents polar climates from gaining heat because of what?

a)

the heating of the Earth by greenhouse gases

b)

heat spreading from the equator

c)

cold spreading from the poles of the Earth

d)

reflection of solar radiation from the surface

16.
Earth’s temperatures are stable because we are surrounded by ________ which allows the right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.
a)
A cloud layer
b)
The atmosphere
c)
Gravity
d)
Water
17.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

18.

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

c)

more consistent

d)

weirder

19.

The air is dry and fair weather occurs. What pressure system causes this?

a)

Light pressure

b)

Low pressure

c)

High pressure

d)

No pressure

20.

Warm air rises and cools. Moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain. What pressure system is described?

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

c)

No pressure

d)

Light pressure

21.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
22.
Which of these is NOT a way in which clouds affect climate?
a)
clouds cool Earth's surface
b)
clouds warm Earth's surface
c)
clouds deliver precipitation
d)
clouds block all harmful radiation
23.

Clouds are formed by the process of ______________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

collection

24.

What is precipitation?

a)

solids falling from the sky

b)

precipitation

c)

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

d)

liquids falling from the sky

25.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
26.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
27.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
28.
What kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
29.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects in direct contact
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
30.
The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of molecules in a fluid
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
31.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects that are not touching
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
32.
Air masses move from areas of _______ to areas of _______
a)
low pressure; high pressure
b)
high temperature; low temperature
c)
high pressure; low pressure
d)
low humidity; high humidity
33.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
34.
When air is heated, it ___.
a)
Expands
b)
Contracts
c)
Doesn't change
d)
Air cannot be heated
35.
In _______ pressure systems, air rises
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
36.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
37.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
38.

What is an urban heat island?

a)

A city that is cooler than its surroundings

b)

A city that experiences much warmer temperatures than nearby rural areas

c)

A rural area that is warmer than nearby cities

d)

A natural phenomenon that cools urban areas

39.

Why do urban areas tend to be warmer than rural areas?

a)

Urban areas are closer to the sun

b)

Urban areas have more water bodies

c)

Urban areas have surfaces that absorb and hold more heat

d)

Urban areas have more plants

40.

What is one way cities are trying to reduce urban heat islands?

a)

By painting buildings black

b)

By cutting down trees

c)

By using more asphalt

d)

By lightening streets with reflective coatings

41.

What is a characteristic of urban building materials?

a)

They are mostly light-colored

b)

They are permeable to water

c)

They are often dark and absorb heat

d)

They are made of natural materials

42.

What is the effect of planting gardens on urban rooftops?

a)

It increases the temperature of the city

b)

It helps to cool down the city

c)

It has no effect on the city's temperature

d)

It makes the city more humid

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