Worksheets2026 General Science Weather Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of liquid water changing to gas is called?
a)
water vapor
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of the following is NOT a type of condensation?
a)
cloud
b)
snow
c)
fog
3.
High clouds made of ice crystals are called __________ clouds?
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
fog
4.
Large thunderhead clouds that produce precipitation are called ________________ clouds
a)
stratus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
fog
5.
Strong updrafts within a thunderhead can produce _____________
a)
snow
b)
hail
c)
rain
6.
A severe storm that forms as a rapidly rotating funnel cloud is called a __________________________.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
7.
The lines on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure are called ____________________
a)
isobars
b)
highs
c)
lows
8.
Isobars indicate __________________________
a)
pressure
b)
snow
c)
rainfall
9.
Which of the following causes the most damages during a hurricane?
a)
storm surges
b)
water spouts
c)
high winds
10.
Lightning is seen before thunder is heard because _______________
a)
light travels faster than sound
b)
sound is created slowly
c)
high winds
11.
Clouds are formed by ___________________
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
12.
_____________________ occurs when rain, snow, sleet or hail falls from the clouds onto the Earth's surface.
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
13.
________________ occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
14.
________________ occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
15.
____________________ is water, usually from precipitation, that flows across land and collects in rivers, stream, and eventually the ocean.
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
16.
____________________ is the amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
a)
humidity
b)
dew point
c)
transpiration
17.
What device measure relative humidity?
a)
psychrometer
b)
thermometer
18.
Puffy, white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms are called ________________________
a)
nimbus clouds
b)
cumulus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
19.
Clouds that form in layers are called ________________________
a)
nimbus clouds
b)
stratus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
20.
The most common form of precipitation is _____________
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
hail
21.
The most common form of solid precipitation is _____________
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
hail
22.
________________, also called freezing rain, forms when rain falls through a layer of freezing air.
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
sleet
23.
Solid precipitation that falls as balls or lumps of ice are called ____________________
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
hail
24.
A _________________ occurs when a cold air mass meets and displaces a warm air mass.
a)
stationary front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
25.
A _________________ occurs when a warm air mass meets and displaces a cold air mass.
a)
stationary front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
26.
What device is used to measure air temperature?
a)
anemometer
b)
thermometer
c)
windsock
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