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Weather & Climate REVIEW
Name: ________________
Vocabulary: Matching.
_____ 1) Air Mass
_____ 2) Air Pressure
_____ 3) Climate
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Average trends of temperature and moisture in an area
Transfer of heat by substances touching
Large body of air with similar humidity & temperature
A force from the weight of air pressing down on us
Heat transfer in fluids (warm rises/cool sinks)
_____ 4) Conduction
_____ 5) Convection
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_____ 6) Coriolis Effect
_____ 7) Dew Point
_____8) Front
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Boundary between two air masses
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
Winds bend to the right in the Northern hemisphere
Warming of Earth’s atmosphere
Temperature at which condensation begins
_____ 9) Greenhouse Effect
_____ 10) Humidity
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_____ 11) Isobars
_____12) Isotherms
_____ 13) Maritime
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Lines of equal temperature
Special form of oxygen in the stratosphere
Reference to forming over the ocean or humid.
Lines of equal pressure
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Referring to regions near the equator
The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time
horizontal movement of air from high to low pressure
Referring to the northern and southern most regions
the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to
the maximum amount the air could hold
at that temperature
_____ 14) Ozone
_____ 15) Radiation
_____ 16) Relative Humidity
_____ 17) Tropical
_____ 18) Polar
_____ 19) Weather
_____ 20) Wind
Interpreting a Weather Map: Correctly interpret the weather map found on this page.
______ 21)
What type of front is located over the Oklahoma on this weather map?
A)
Cold
B)
Occluded
C)
Stationary
D)
Warm
______ 22)
What type of weather should South Dakota expect over the next few hours?
A)
Clear
B)
Light Rain and Drizzle
C)
Snow
______ 23)
What type of weather should Idaho expect over the next twelve hours?
A)
Clear
B)
Light Rain and Drizzle
C)
Snow
______ 24)
What type of weather system is located over South Dakota?
A)
High Pressure
B)
Low Pressure
C)
Stationary
D)
Warm
______ 25)
The low-pressure system currently over North Carolina is …
A)
spinning counter clockwise
B)
drawing energy in from the warm Gulf of Mexico
C)
All of the above
D)
None of the above
Idaho
S. Dakota
Oklahoma
Multiple Choice: Correctly answer the following questions with an A – E response.
______ 26)
In the previous weather map the low-pressure system over North Carolina has a lot of rain
in front of the blue lines because
A)
The cool air is pushed over the warmer (more dense) air. When this happens it
creates a rain shower.
B)
The front is pushing warm air up over cold air causing rain as the warm air rises
C)
The Gulf of Mexico is noted for powerful rains. It is always raining in this location.
D)
None of the above
______ 27)
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
A)
Carbon Dioxide.
B)
Nitrogen
C)
Oxygen
D)
Ozone
______ 28)
A _________ climate is characterized by very dry conditions with little precipitation
A)
Desert
B)
Rain forest
C)
Temperate forest
D)
Tundra
______ 29)
What characteristic determines the changes in the layers of the atmosphere?
A)
Altitude
B)
Density
C)
Pressure
D)
Temperature
______ 30)
What is the name given to the “weather layer” of our atmosphere?
A)
Mesosphere
B)
Stratosphere
C)
Thermosphere
D)
Troposphere
______ 31)
What is the name given to the “middle layer” of our atmosphere?
A)
Mesosphere
B)
Stratosphere
C)
Thermosphere
D)
Troposphere
______ 32)
Why do clouds form in the sky?
A)
Water condenses
B)
Water conducts
C)
Water evaporates
D)
Water warms
______ 33)
How does energy from the Sun travel to the earth?
A)
Conduction
B)
Convection
C)
Evaporation
D)
Radiation
______ 34)
What type of clouds are the high, wispy type?
A)
Cirrus
B)
Cumulonimbus
C)
Cumulus
D)
Stratus
_______35)
If there is high relative humidity, which type of weather is NOT likely?
A)
Cloudy or foggy
B)
Clear and cool
C)
Precipitation
D)
Hot and sticky
______ 36)
This type of cloud is associated with both thunderstorms and tornadoes
A)
cirrus
B)
cumulus
C)
cumulonimbus
D)
stratus
E)
nimbostratus
______ 37)
What is the name given to an air mass that forms over an ocean?
A)
Continental
B)
Maritime
C)
Polar
D)
Tropical
______ 38)
After this front passes, clear cool air can be found.
A)
Cold
B)
Occluded
C)
Stationary
D)
Warm
______ 39)
While this front passes the clouds will start as high and wispy and slowly (over 1 – 2 days)
change to layered and low.
A)
Cold
B)
Occluded
C)
Stationary
D)
Warm
______ 40)
How is heat mainly transferred in the troposphere?
A)
Radiation
B)
Conduction
C)
Convection
True (+) and False (o): Correctly answer the following questions with a (+) or (o).
______ 41)
Air pressure increases as you climb from land at sea level to the top of a mountain.
______ 42)
Clouds that form near the ground are called fog.
______ 43)
A cold front will bring many days of cloudy and rainy weather.
______ 44)
On a weather map, isobars join areas on the map with the same temperature.
______ 45)
The Ionosphere (part of the Thermosphere) is the layer where auroras are seen
______ 46)
______ 47)
The horse latitudes were named this because it was common to see horses swimming in the
waters at this latitude. (Note: they were “dumped” cargo.)
Heat transferred by touching is called – conduction.
______ 48)
Wind is caused by air moving from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.
______ 49)
Temperature and Pressure are two factors that determine a regions’ climate.
______ 50)
Except for local winds, air masses over the U.S. usually follow an east to west pattern of
flow.
A
Global Winds: Correctly identify the global wind/calm area by
the letter on the diagram.
B
C
D
E
______ 51)
Prevailing westerlies
______ 52)
Doldrums
______ 53)
Trade Winds
______ 54)
Horse Latitudes
______ 55)
Polar Easterlies
USE PAGE 103 FOR YOUR ‘KEY’
Weather Stations: Correctly diagram a weather station with the following characteristics. (Note: each
station is worth 5 points and must be completely correct to get any credit.)
Station 1: (56 – 60)
Station 1
Temperature: 75 oF
Dew Point: 52 oF
Current Weather: Drizzle
Air Pressure: 990.4 mb
Cloud Cover: 75%
Wind Direction: South East
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Station 2: (61 – 65)
Station 2
Temperature: 20 oF
Dew Point: 20 oF
Current Weather: Snow
Air Pressure: 1000.8 mb
Cloud Cover: 50%
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Station 3: (66 – 70)
Temperature: 82 oF
Dew Point: 85 oF
Current Weather: Thunderstorms
Air Pressure: 982.3 mb
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind Direction: North
Wind Speed: 60 mph
Station 3