Transcript Weather Review

Weather Review
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The water cycle needs energy in order to
work. This energy comes from:
the earth.
the sun
the clouds.
water.
B. Sun
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When water particles absorb energy,
move faster, and becomes a vapor, this is
called:
evaporation.
condensation.
precipitation.
waterization.
A. Evaporation
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3. Clouds are an example of
a. evaporation.
b. condensation.
c. precipitation.
d. waterization.
B. Condensation
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4. Three things that are needed in order
to have weather are:
a. sun, water, air
b. rain, hail, sleet
c. snow, water, ice
d. atmosphere, hydrosphere, rain
A. Sun, Water, Air
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. The layer of air that surrounds the earth
is the
a. lithosphere.
b. crust.
c. atmosphere.
d. hydrosphere.
C. Atmosphere
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. Temperature is measured with a
a.. barometer
b. anemometer.
c. hygrometer.
d. thermometer.
D. Thermometer
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Which answer best describes why clouds
move?
a. The water cycle causes clouds to
evaporate and precipitate.
b. The sun’s uneven heating of the Earth’s
surface creates winds.
c. The North and South Poles pull clouds
toward them.
d. The clouds migrate to the right
climates.
B. The sun’s uneven
heating of the Earth’s
surface creates winds.
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A large “chunk” of air is called
a. a front.
b. a condensation.
c. an air mass.
d. a cloud.
C.
an air mass.
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The day to day change in atmospheric
conditions is called:
a. weather.
b. climate.
c. a cold front.
d. precipitation.
a. weather.
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The change in the weather over a long
period of time is called:
a. weather.
b. climate.
c. a cold front.
d. precipitation.
b. climate.
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A person who studies and predicts
weather is a:
a. biologist.
b. paleontologist.
c. meteorologist.
d. astronomer.
c. meteorologist.
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Wind speed is measured with:
a. a barometer
b. an anemometer.
c. a hygrometer.
d. a thermometer.
b. an anemometer.
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The following is NOT a type of
precipitation:
a. rain
b. sleet
c. hail
d. air mass
D. Air Mass
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Scientists can predict what Earth’s climate
will be far into the future because
a. they study climatic cycles of the past.
b. they have instruments for tracking
weather.
c. they are able to study Earth using
satellites and radar.
d. they can measure greenhouse gases.
a. they study climatic
cycles of the past.
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An air mass that forms over a tropical
ocean will probably be
a. cold and humid.
b. warm and dry.
c. warm and humid.
d. cold and dry.
c. warm and humid.
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Clouds that are like puffy cotton balls are
a. stratus clouds.
b. cumulonimbus clouds.
c. cirrus clouds.
d. cumulus clouds.
d. cumulus clouds.
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A current of air that greatly affects the
weather in the U.S. is the
a. Air Stream
b. Cold Stream.
c. Water Stream.
d. Jet Stream.
d.
Jet Stream.
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Water disappears from puddles partly
because of
a. precipitation.
b. condensation.
c. evaporation.
d. waterization.
c.
evaporation.
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Water moves from the air to the land,
through rivers to oceans, and back to the
air. How does water move from the air to
the land?
a. It falls as precipitation.
b. It forms as ground water.
c. It evaporates from the sky.
d. It forms as glaciers in Antarctica.
a. It falls as
precipitation.
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When a cold air mass and a warm air
mass meet, which of the following is likely
to happen?
a. The weather stays the same.
b. The weather usually changes greatly.
c. It will snow.
d. Ice will form.
b. The weather usually
changes greatly.