Download 8th Grade Weather Review Answer Key

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1.
Whatisthemostcommongasintheatmosphere?
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. carbondioxide
d. hydrogen
2.
Thelayersoftheatmosphereareclassifiedaccordingtochangesin:
a. density
b. pressure
c. temperature
d. water
3.
WhichofthefollowingissomethingtheatmospheredoesNOTdoforus?
a. airtobreathe
b. keepsuscomfortable
c. filtersoutharmfulradiation
d. holdsusontheearth
4.
Whichlayerofatmospherehasthehighesttemperature?
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. mesosphere
d. thermosphere
5.
WhichlayerdoesallofEarth'sweatherhappenin?
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. mesosphere
d. thermosphere
6.
Inwhichlayerwouldyoufindthehighestdensityofair?
a. troposphere
b. mesosphere
c. exosphere
d. stratosphere
7.
Whattypeofheattransferrequirescontact?
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
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8.
Inwhichlayeroftheatmosphereismostoftheozonelayerlocated?
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. mesosphere
d. thermosphere
9.
Whattypeofheattransfercantravelthroughspaceintheformofelectromagneticwaves?
a. conduction
b. radiation
c. convection
10. Whattypeofheattransfertakesplaceintheatmospherewhenwarmairrisesthencools?
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
11. Aselevationincreases,airpressure
a. increases
b. decreases
c. staysthesame
12. Whatdoesabarometermeasure?
a. temperature
b. airpressure
c. relativehumidity
d. dewpoint
13. ThejetstreamblowsfromtointheUnitedStates
a. EasttoWest
b. WesttoEast
c. NorthtoSouth
d. SouthtoNorth
14. Decreasingairpressureleadstowhattypeofweather?
a. stormsandrain
b. sunnyweather
c. dryweather
15. Airwillnaturallyflowfromareasofpressuretoareasofpressure.
a. lowtoequal
b. lowtohigh
c. equaltoequal
d. hightolow
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16. Whatwillhappentoaballoon'svolumeasitrisesupintotheatmosphere?
a. itwillshrink(theairpressuregetshigherasitrises,sothesidesoftheballoonarepushedin).
b. itwillexpand(theairpressureisloweratahigheraltitude,sotheairisnotpushingon
theoutsideoftheballoon)
c. itwon'tchange(airpressureonlychangesminimallywithaltitude)
17. Whenlookingatsatelliteimages,areaswithnocloudsmusthave:
a. lowpressure
b. lotsofmoisture
c. highpressure
d. hightemperature
18. Whattypeofcloudlookslikefluffycotton?
a. stratus
b. cirrus
c. cumulous
d. cumulonimbus
19. Whattypesofcloudsarehighandwispyandareassociatedwithfair(nice)weather?
a. altrostratus
b. stratus
c. cumulous
d. cirrus
20. Adaywithallgreycloudcoverhasthistypeofclouds:
a. stratus
b. cumulonimbus
c. cirrus
d. cumulous
21. Surfacecurrentsintheoceanaremainlycausedby:
a. wind
b. temperaturedifferences
c. salinitydifferences
d. whales
22. Deepcurrentsintheoceanaremainlycausedby:
a. wind
b. differencesindensity
c. boattraffic
d. plankton
23. Deepcurrentsintheoceanaremainlycausedby:
a. wind
b. differencesindensity
c. boattraffic
d. plankton
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24. CitiesinthenorthernUnitedStatesthatarenearoceanshaveclimatesthatarethaninland
cities.
a. colder
b. drier
c. warmer
25. WatermovesfromtheEarth'ssurfaceintotheatmosphereinaprocesscalled:
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration
26. Whatarecloudsmadeof?
a. watervapor
b. cotton
c. smoke
d. tinywaterdropletsoricecrystals
27. Alargebodyofairwiththesametemperatureandhumiditythroughoutisknownasa(n):
a. airmass
b. front
c. wind
d. tornado
28. Whattypeofweatherisassociatedwithastationaryfront?
a. severethunderstorms
b. drizzle
c. blizzards
d. manydaysofrain
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29. Whattypeoffrontispicturedhere?
a. coldfront
b. warmfront
c. occludedfront
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30. Whattypeoffrontispicturedhere?
a. coldfront
b. warmfront
c. occludedfront
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31. Whattypeoffrontispicturedhere?
a. warmfront
b. coldfront
c. occludedfront
d. stationaryfront
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32. Whattypeoffrontispicturedhere?
a. warmfront
b. coolfront
c. occludedfront
33. Atwhichfrontwouldyoufindcumulonimbusclouds?
a. warmfront
b. coldfront
c. occludedfront
34. Thedewpointisthetemperatureatwhichhappens.
a. transpiration
b. condensation
c. melting
35. ElNinoisthemomentaryoccurrenceofwarmersurfacewatersinwhichocean?
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
36. IntheNorthernHemisphere,anticycloneswillturninadirection.
a. clockwise
b. counterclockwise
c. buffering
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37. Onaweathermap,thesebluetrianglessymbolizea:
a. coldfront
b. warmfront
c. stationaryfront
38. Onaweathermapthispurplelineofsymbolsrepresent:
a. coldfront
b. warmfront
c. occludedfront
39. Onaweathermap,thisredandbluesymbolrepresents:
a. occludedfront
b. stationaryfront
c. coldfront
40. Onaweathermap,thisredsymbolrepresentsa:
a. coldfront
b. warmfront
c. occludedfront
41. WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededforcloudstoform?
a. watervapor
b. highpressure
c. dustparticles
d. coolingtemperatures
42. WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededforcloudstoform?
a. watervapor
b. highpressure
c. dustparticles
d. coolingtemperatures
43. Whydowindsandoceancurrentstravelincurvedpathsaroundtheglobe?
a. solarflares
b. Earthrevolvingaroundthesun(Earth'srevolution)
c. Earthsrotationonitsaxis
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44. Theplacewheretwobodiesofairmeetiscalleda(an):
a. front
b. airmass
c. jetstream
45. Whatdoesananemometermeasure?
a. temperature
b. airpressure
c. windspeed
46. Whatdoesapsychrometermeasure?(Remember,therearetwobulbsandyouswingitaround).
a. temperature
b. relativehumidity
c. airpressure
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