Download Chapter 6 Review and Test Preparation Vocabulary Reviews Match

Chapter 6
Review and Test Preparation
Vocabulary Reviews
Match the words to the correct definitions below. The page numbers tell you where to look in
the chapter if you need help.
atmosphere p. 246
climate p. 258
air pressure p. 252
tornado p. 265
front p. 254
hurricane p. 266
1. A large, rotating tropical storm is a _____.
2. The boundary between two air masses that collide is a _____ .
3. The layers of air that surround Earth make up the _____ .
4. The weight of air pressing down on an area is _____.
5. A violently rotating column of air that touches the ground is a _____.
6. The usual weather conditions a place has over time make up its _____ .
Check Understanding
Write the letter of the best choice.
7. Which is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
A. carbon dioxide
B. hydrogen
C. nitrogen
D. oxygen
8. How many layers are in the atmosphere?
F. 3
G. 4
H. 5
J. 7
9. Which happens as you go up into the atmosphere?
A. Air pressure increases.
B. Air pressure decreases.
C. Air pressure first increases and then decreases.
D. Air pressure first decreases and then increases.
10. Which is the primary cause of air masses?
F. high relative humidity over the poles
G. low pressure near the equator
H. uneven heating of Earth's surface
J. the formation of large tropical storms
11. MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS Which statement is true about air pressure?
A. It is the same throughout an air mass.
B. It is the same everywhere on Earth.
C. It is lower in cold air than in warm air.
D. It increases with height above Earth.
12. CAUSE AND EFFECT Which is an effect of warm air from the tropics meeting cold air
from the poles high in the atmosphere?
F. stationary front
G. air mass
H. jet stream
J. air pressure
13. Which does the illustration below show? ---see diagram
A. unequal heating of Earth
B. a cold front
C. a tornado
D. global winds
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14. Which kind of cloud would you most likely see in fair weather?
F. altocumulus
G. cirrus
H. cumulonimbus
J. nimbostratus
15. Why is ozone an important part of the stratosphere?
A. It keeps water vapor in the atmosphere.
B. It protects the Earth from ultraviolet rays.
C. It provides a surface on which water vapor can condense.
D. It keeps the temperature of the troposphere low.
16. Which layer of the atmosphere is labeled D? ---see diagram
F. exosphere
G. mesosphere
H. stratosphere
I. troposphere
Inquiry Skills
17. Infer why most thunderstorms occur in the afternoon.
18. A hurricane is moving from over the ocean to over land. Predict what will happen next.
Critical Thinking
19. Hot-air balloons that carry people travel at fairly low altitudes. What are two reasons for
this?
20. Weather never stays the same for very long. Several factors affect weather changes.
Part A Explain what causes air pressure in an area to change.
Part B It is a hot summer day, and a cold air mass is moving quickly into the Great Plains.
Explain what you think will happen, step by step, once the cold air mass reaches the warm
air above the Great Plains.
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