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Weather

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a land breeze?

a)

A wind that blows from the sea to the land at night.

b)

A wind that blows from the land to the sea at night.

c)

A wind that blows from the sea to the land during the day.

d)

A wind that blows from the land to the sea during the day.

2.

What is a sea breeze?

a)

A wind that blows from the land to the sea at night.

b)

A wind that blows from the sea to the land at night.

c)

A wind that blows from the sea to the land during the day.

d)

A wind that blows from the land to the sea during the day.

3.

What causes a land breeze?

a)

The land cooling down faster than the sea at night.

b)

The sea cooling down faster than the land at night.

c)

The land heating up faster than the sea during the day.

d)

The sea heating up faster than the land during the day.

4.

How do land breezes affect local weather?

a)

They make the nights warmer on the coast.

b)

They make the nights cooler on the coast.

c)

They make the days warmer on the coast.

d)

They make the days cooler on the coast.

5.
The jet stream usually moves from 
a)
north to south
b)
west to east
c)
east to west
d)
south to north
6.

Which statement correctly defines wind?

a)

The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

b)

The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

c)

The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

d)

The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

7.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
8.

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

a)

the Earth to rotate on its axis

b)

earthquakes

c)

global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

d)

the Earth to revolve around the sun

9.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither 
d)
both
10.
Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
11.
Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?
a)
less dense and less pressure than warm air
b)
more dense and more pressure than warm air
c)
more dense and less pressure than warm air
d)
less dense and more pressure than warm air
12.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
13.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
from east to west
b)
from west to east
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
14.
Which global winds are found at the poles? 
a)
Polar Westerlies
b)
Prevailing Easterlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Trade Winds
15.
Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:
a)

Polar Cell

b)

Hadley Cell

c)

Ferrel Cell

d)
Westerlies
16.
Where ever warm air is rising, expect to see an area of ________ pressure.
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
17.

Which conditions are most likely to develop over a land area next to an ocean during a hot, summer afternoon?

a)

The air pressure over the land is lower than the air pressure over the ocean, and a breeze blows from the ocean.

b)

The air pressure over the land is higher than the air pressure over the ocean, and a breeze blows from the ocean.

c)

The air temperature over the land is lower than the air pressure over the ocean, and a breeze blows from the land.

d)

The air temperature over the land is higher than the air pressure over the ocean, and a breeze blows from the land.

18.

During the warmest part of a June day, breezes from the ocean toward the shore at the beach. Which statement best explains why this happens?

a)

Winds usually blow from hot to cold areas.

b)

Winds never blow from the shore to the ocean.

c)

Air pressure over the ocean is higher than air pressure over the land.

d)

Air pressure over the land is higher than air pressure over the ocean.

19.

A cool breeze is blowing toward the land from the ocean on a warm, cloudless summer day. This condition is most likely caused by

a)

the air temperature being higher over than the land than over the ocean

b)

a high-pressure system over the land

c)

a hurricane approaching from the ocean

d)

a cold front that is slowly approaching the land from the ocean

20.

In the diagram, arrows represent air movement near a ocean coastline on a Summer afternoon.

Compared to the air over the ocean, the air over the land has a

a)

lower temperature and lower barometric pressure

b)

lower temperature and higher barometric pressure

c)

higher temperature and lower barometric pressure

d)

higher temperature and higher barometric pressure

21.

Why are most beaches often considerably cooler than nearby inland locations on hot summer afternoons?

a)

A land breeze develops due to the lower specific heat of water and the higher specific heat of land.

b)

A sea breeze develops due to the higher specific heat of water and the lower specific heat of land.

c)

The beaches are closer to the equator than the inland locations are.

d)

The beaches are farther from the equator than the inland locations are.

22.

Adjacent land and ocean surfaces have the same temperature at sunrise on a clear, calm, summer day. Then the land and water were heated by the Sun for several hours. Which cross section shows the most likely direction of surface winds that will develop at this ocean shore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

a)

high, high

b)

low, low

c)

low, high

d)

high, low

24.

Which heats up and cools more quickly?

a)

Land

b)

Water (Oceans)

c)

They heat and cool equally

25.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

a)

The wind blowing

b)

Earth's gravity pulling things down

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

The pull of the Moon

26.

Which areas typically have high pressure?

a)

A and E

b)

C

c)

B and D

d)

A, C, and E

27.

Which areas typically have low pressure?

a)

A and E

b)

C

c)

B and D

d)

A, C, and E

28.

If A is a low pressure band and B is a high pressure band, which direction does a global wind want to flow between these two areas?

a)

North to south

b)

South to north

c)

East to west

d)

West to east

29.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
30.

What is the temperature for the following station model?

a)

4 ºF

b)

76 ºF

c)

80 ºF

d)

129 ºF

31.

What is the dewpoint for the following station model?

a)

10 ºF

b)

23 ºF

c)

65 ºF

d)

75 ºF

32.

What is the present weather for the following station model?

a)

rain

b)

thunderstorms

c)

drizzle

d)

fog

33.

What is the visibility for the following station model?

a)

1/2 mi

b)

9 mi

c)

42 mi

d)

59 mi

34.

What is the wind direction for the following station model?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

35.

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

a)

10 knots

b)

15 knots

c)

20 knots

d)

25 knots

36.

What is the barometric pressure for the following station model?

a)

987 mb

b)

998.7 mb

c)

1098.7 mb

d)

1098 mb

37.

Which weather station shows the highest relative humidity?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

Which city has the greatest temperature?

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Rochester

c)

Syracuse

39.

Name that front.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

40.

Brings some clouds and gentle rains.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

41.

Cold dense air slides underneath warm air. The warm air is forced up, cools, and condenses.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

42.
If an air mass is rising, it must be
a)
cold and less dense
b)
cold and more dense
c)
warm and more dense
d)
warm and less dense
43.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
44.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
45.

What kind of weather happens along a Warm Front?

a)

Thunderstroms

b)

Light Rain

c)

Nothing

d)

Wind