Weather Factors Test #
Multiple Choice:
-1. We have studied meteorology for almost a month now, so what is meteorology?
-a. The study of weather and the factors that change it.
-b. The study of rocks, minerals, and factors that change the earth’s surface.
-c. The study of weather maps and air pressure.
-d. The study of meteors.
-2. Air pressure is measured using a ________________.
-e. Thermometer
-f. Isobars
-g. Barometer
-h. Triple Beam Balance
-3. Prevailing Westerlies are winds that...
-a. Blow from the east to the west around the equator.
-b. Blow from the west to the east around the equator.
-c. Blow from east to west between 30 and 60 degrees.
-d. Blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees.
-4. What is the name of an air mass that is cold and wet?
-e. Continental Polar
-f. Continental Tropical
-g. Maritime Polar
-h. Maritime Tropical
-5. _____________ is a circular pattern in the sky that heats up the troposphere.
-a. Conduction
-b. Convection
-c. Radiation
-d. Convaduction
-6. On a weather map this is shown as an alternating red and blue line.
-e. Cold Front
-f. Low Pressure System
-g. Stationary Front
-h. Occluded Front
-7. When air cools down, air pressure…
-a. Rises
-b. Falls
-c. Stays the same
-d. Drops in temperature
-8. During a day at the beach the _______ will heat up faster since the sun only has to heat a small amount of it.
-e. Water
-f. land
-9. A cold front will bring…
-a. Colder temperatures and heavy rains.
-b. Warmer temperatures and heavy rains.
-c. Colder temperatures and no rain.
-d. Warmer temperatures and no rain.
-10. We live in the…
-e. Thermosphere
-f. Mesosphere
-g. Stratosphere
-h. Troposphere
-11. The rays from the sun heat up the earth, this is called…
-a. Conduction
-b. Convection
-c. Radiation
-d. Convaduction
-12. Shown as a blue line with small triangles, this is a...
-e. Cold Front
-f. Low Pressure System
-g. High Pressure system
-h. Occluded Front
-13. As you rise in altitude it gets harder to breathe, this is due to the…
-a. Low air pressure
-b. High air pressure
-c. Warm temperatures
-d. Cold temperatures
-14. The curving of the winds due to the rotation of the earth, called…
-e. Global Winds
-f. Prevailing Winds
-g. Doldrums
-h. Coriolis Effect
-15. The most dense weather front is…
-a. Cold front
-b. Warm Front
-c. Maritime Polar
-d. Maritime Tropical
-16. Blocking meteorites is the job of this layer...
-e. Thermosphere
-f. Mesosphere
-g. Stratosphere
-h. Troposphere
-17. When the ground heats the air that is touching it, this is called…
-a. Conduction
-b. Convection
-c. Radiation
-d. Convaduction
-18. On a weather map, this usually means you will have clear skies.
-e. Low Pressure
-f. Cold Front
-g. High Pressure
-h. Warm Front
-19. Warm air creates…
-a. Lower Pressure
-b. Higher Pressure
-c. Occuded Pressure
-d. Makes it rain
-20. When traveling from the west coast to the east coast; this global wind will push the plane, and make the travel time less than flying from the
east coast towards the west coast.
-e. Easterly Trade Winds
-f. Horse Latitudes
-g. Prevailing Westerlies
-h. Polar Easterlies
-21. What air mass is warm and dry?
-a. Maritime Polar
-b. Maritime Tropical
-c. Continental Polar
-d. Continental Tropical
-22. What are the two layers that have an increase in temperature?
-e. Troposphere and Mesosphere
-f. Stratosphere and Thermosphere
-23. Shows equal areas of air pressure on a weather map?
-a. Barometer
-b. Thermometer
-c. Isobars
-d. Thermograph
-24. When air becomes less dense…
-e. Air pressure rises
-f. Air pressure drops
-g. Air pressure stays the same
-h. Air becomes occluded
-25. What global wind moves cold air from the poles?
-a. Easterly Trade Winds
-b. Horse Latitudes
-c. Polar easterlies
-d. Prevailing Westerlies
-26. This air mass moves warm dry air north from Mexico…
-e. Continental Polar
-f. Continental Tropical
-g. Maritime Polar
-h. Maritime Tropical
-27. What layer absorbs solar radiation from the sun and blocks it from hitting the earth ?
-a. Troposphere
-b. O-zone Layer
-c. Mesosphere
-d. Thermosphere
-28. During the night at the beach the ______ is now warmer because it can hold heat better since it is so thick.
-a. sun
-b. land
-c. water
-d. moon
-29. Shown as a red line with half circles...
-a. Warm Front
-b. Cold Front
-c. Stationary Front
-d. Occluded Front
-30. How is air temperature measured?
-e. Barometer
-f. Thermometer
-g. Isobars
-h. Thermosphere
-31. What local wind blows at night when the ocean is warmer than the land?
-a. Land Breeze
-b. Sea Breeze
-c. Trade Wind
-d. Convection
-32. If a warm front brings no moisture, what kind of air mass made this front?
-e. Continental Polar
-f. Continental Tropical
-g. Maritime Polar
-h. Maritime Tropical
-33. What layer contains all of Earth’s weather?
-a. Stratosphere
-b. Thermosphere
-c. Troposphere
-d. Mesosphere
-34. What local wind blows during the day when the land is warmer than the ocean?
-e. Land Breeze
-f. Sea Breeze
-g. Trade Wind
-h. Convection
-35. When observing weather on a weather map, weather typically moves…
-a. From east to west
-b. From west to east
-c. From north to south
-d. south to north
-36. Wind is defined as the horizontal movement of air from areas of…
-e. High to low pressure
-f. Low to high pressure
-g. Cold to warm temperature
-h. Warm to cold temperature
-37. Low pressure systems; air moves up, towards the center, and… (use your hand model)
-a. Clockwise
-b. Counter-clockwise
-c. Downward
-d. Upward
-38. High pressure systems; air moves down, away from center, and… (use your hand model)
-e. Clockwise
-f. Counter-clockwise
-g. Downward
-h. Upward
-39. What is the most abundant gas in earth’s atmosphere?
-a. Carbon dioxide
-b. Nitrogen
-c. Oxygen
-d. Dihydrogen Monoxide
-40. What is the name of when a warm and a cold air front collide?
-e. Cold Front
-f. Warm Front
-g. Occluded Front
-h. Stationary Front
Paragraph: Answer the following incomplete sentences. Simply bulleting the information will not allow you to gain full credit.
-41-46. In detail explain how radiation, conduction, and convection heat Earth’s atmosphere.
-47-50. Draw a Sea Breeze, include the following:
-location of high pressure
-location of low pressure
-labeled sea breeze
-time of day (Sun = daytime, moon = nighttime)