NAME _________________________________________________________ PERIOD _____________________________
UNIT 4 LESSON 5 TEST STUDY GUIDE – Weather and Weather Predictions
1. Most of Earth’s incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by ___________________________________.
2. Most of the energy that heats Earth’s atmosphere is called _____________________________________.
3. Name this cloud. Thunderstorms come from it.
Use the map below to answer questions 4- 7
A
D
C
B
4. Letter A is near a high pressure system. What kind of weather is that area having? Circle the correct word in
the pair.
Cloudy/blue skies
5. Letter B is in front of a cold front. What kind of weather will that area have? Circle the correct word in the
pair.
Rain/thunderstorms
6. Letter C follows a warm front. What type of weather is that area having? Circle the correct word in each pair.
Warm and moist air/warm and dry air
cool and moist air/ cool and dry air
7. What are the lines near D called? Circle the correct word in the pair.
They measure equal lines of
pressure/temperature
Isobars/isotherms
Use the map below to answer questions 8 and 9
B
A
8. What is the name of the front labeled A? __________________________________________________
In what direction is front A moving? The top of your paper is north. _____________________________
9. What is the name of the front labeled B? ___________________________________________________
In what direction is front B moving? The top of your paper is north. _____________________________
10. A rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches the ground is called a _______________________________
11. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere is called a ______________________________________________________
12. A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands is a _____________________________
13. A tropical storm that has winds of 119 km/h (about 75 mph) or higher is called a
___________________________________________
14. Define lightning:
15. Define evacuation:
16. Define thunder:
17. Define station model:
18. In what clouds do thunderstorms and tornadoes form? ___________________________________________________
19. The eye of a hurricane has _____________________________ winds.
20. Where is the best place to seek shelter during a tornado?
21. T or F
To protect yourself near flood waters you should move to higher ground.
22. ________________________ are lines on a weather map that connect lines of equal pressure.
23. ________________________ are lines on a weather map that connect lines of equal temperature.
24. El ______________________ is a tropical storm in the tropical Pacific Ocean that occurs every 11 years.
25. Computer technology has (circle one) improved/ harmed weather forecasting.
26.
Small lines on the end of the shaft (to the left) represent wind _____________________.
The shaft itself represents wind __________________________________________________.
From what direction is this wind coming? ________________________________________
27.
81
65
138
Which of the following weather conditions fits this station model?____________________
A. 65 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a south wind.
B. 81 degrees with clear blue skies and a south wind
C. 81 degrees with clear blue skies and a northwest wind
D. 65 degrees with clear blue skies and a northwest wind