WorksheetsCh. 13 Weather Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which item is a weather variable?
a)
Doppler radar
b)
thermometer
c)
air temperature
2.
Air moves outward from a
a)
stationary front
b)
tropical air mass
c)
high pressure system
3.
A cold front brings _________ to an area.
a)
severe storms
b)
steady rain or snow
c)
cloudy skies and light rain
4.
Which type of precipitation reaches Earth in frozen form?
a)
hail
b)
rain
5.
Hurricanes form when
a)
a cold front moves into a warm front.
b)
a thunderstorm rotates updrafts.
c)
warm, moist air rises over an ocean.
6.
Air pressure is measured with a(n)
a)
barometer.
b)
anemometer.
c)
thermometer.
7.
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the water vapor the air can actually hold
a)
dew point
b)
air pressure
c)
relative humidity
8.
dew point
a)
the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it
b)
temperature when air is fully saturated with water
c)
the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
d)
the amount of water vapor in the air
9.
humidity
a)
the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it
b)
temperature when air is fully saturated with water
c)
the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
d)
the amount of water vapor in the air
10.
air pressure
a)
the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it
b)
temperature when air is fully saturated with water
c)
the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
d)
the amount of water vapor in the air
11.
weather
a)
the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it
b)
temperature when air is fully saturated with water
c)
the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
d)
the amount of water vapor in the air
12.
Front A is
a)
a stationary front.
b)
an occluded front.
c)
a warm front.
d)
a cold front.
13.
Front B is
a)
a stationary front.
b)
an occluded front.
c)
a warm front.
d)
a cold front.
14.
Which front is MOST likely to cause storms?
a)
Front A
b)
Front B
15.
Label A, C, and D.
a)evaporation
b)condensation
c)precipitation
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