Weather Review

1. Weather Review

2. The water cycle needs energy in order to work. This energy comes from: • the earth. • the sun • the clouds. • water.

3. B. Sun

4. When water particles absorb energy, move faster, and becomes a vapor, this is called: • evaporation. • condensation. • precipitation. • waterization.

5. A. Evaporation

6. 3. Clouds are an example of • a. evaporation. • b. condensation. • c. precipitation. • d. waterization.

7. B. Condensation

8. 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

9. A. Sun, Water, Air

10. . The layer of air that surrounds the earth is the • a. lithosphere. • b. crust. • c. atmosphere. • d. hydrosphere.

11. C. Atmosphere

12. . Temperature is measured with a • a.. barometer • b. anemometer. • c. hygrometer. • d. thermometer.

13. D. Thermometer

14. 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.

15. B. The sun’s uneven heating of the Earth’s surface creates winds.

16. A large “chunk” of air is called • a. a front. • b. a condensation. • c. an air mass. • d. a cloud.

17. C. an air mass.

18. The day to day change in atmospheric conditions is called: • a. weather. • b. climate. • c. a cold front. • d. precipitation.

19. a. weather.

20. The change in the weather over a long period of time is called: • a. weather. • b. climate. • c. a cold front. • d. precipitation.

21. b. climate.

22. A person who studies and predicts weather is a: • a. biologist. • b. paleontologist. • c. meteorologist. • d. astronomer.

23. c. meteorologist.

24. Wind speed is measured with: • a. a barometer • b. an anemometer. • c. a hygrometer. • d. a thermometer.

25. b. an anemometer.

26. The following is NOT a type of precipitation: • a. rain • b. sleet • c. hail • d. air mass

27. D. Air Mass

28. 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.

29. a. they study climatic cycles of the past.

30. 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.

31. c. warm and humid.

32. Clouds that are like puffy cotton balls are • a. stratus clouds. • b. cumulonimbus clouds. • c. cirrus clouds. • d. cumulus clouds.

33. d. cumulus clouds.

34. 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.

35. d. Jet Stream.

36. Water disappears from puddles partly because of • a. precipitation. • b. condensation. • c. evaporation. • d. waterization.

37. c. evaporation.

38. 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.

39. a. It falls as precipitation.

40. 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.

41. b. The weather usually changes greatly.