MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
CHAPTER 6: WEATHER
HANDOUT
SMOG IN LOS ANGELES
DISTRIBUTION OF AIR MASSES
CLASSIFICATION OF AIR MASSES
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
PAGE
1
MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
RAINSHADOW EFFECT
COLD FRONT
WARM FRONT
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
PAGE
2
MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
CHAPTER 6: WEATHER
WORKSHEET
1. The amount of water contained per volume of air is: called:
(A) relative humidity (B) saturation (C) absolute humidity
(E) humidity
(D) precipitation
2. The percentage of water vapor in the air at a given temperature is called:
(A) relative humidity (B) saturated air (C) absolute humidity (D) precipitation
(E) humidity
3. __________ holds the maximum amount of water vapor.
(A) Relative humidity (B) Saturated air
(C) Absolute humidity
(E) Humidity
(D) Precipitation
4. A parcel of air rises in the atmosphere and chills. Most likely the parcel becomes:
(A) wind (B) a cloud (C) stable (D) a pressure-gradient force. (E) hot and dry
5. Saturated air holds the maximum amount of:
(A) relative humidity (B) water vapor (C) absolute humidity
(E) humidity
6. __________ air can still hold more water vapor.
(A) Unsaturated (B) Dry (C) Wet (D) Saturated
(D) precipitation
(E) Humid
7. __________ air is air that resists upward motion.
(A) Windy (B) Cloudy (C) Stable (D) Unstable (E) Humid
8. __________ occur(s) when the upper regions of air are warmer than the lower regions of air.
(A) Stable air
(B) Unstable (C) Jet streams (D) Tornados (E) Temperature inversions
9. One kind of high cloud is called:
(A) altostratus (B) stratus (C) stratonimbus
(D) fog
(E) cirrostratus
10. One kind of middle cloud is called:
(A) altostratus (B) stratus (C) stratonimbus
(D) fog
(E) cirrostratus
11. One kind of low cloud is called:
(A) altostratus (B) stratus (C) stratonimbus
(D) fog
(E) cirrostratus
12. One kind of vertically-developed cloud is called:
(A) stratus (B) cumulonimbus (C) stratonimbus
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
(D) fog
(E) cirrostratus
PAGE
3
MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
13. An air mass spends time over a desert. What type of air mass does it become?
(A) continental tropical (B) maritime polar (C) maritime tropical (D) maritime polar
(E) continental polar
14. An air mass spends time over Siberia (a really cold place). What type of air mass does it become?
(A) continental tropical (B) maritime polar (C) maritime tropical (D) maritime polar
(E) continental polar
15. A(n) __________is created when hot air rises and cold air sinks.
(A) tornado (B) atmospheric lifting (C) convectional lifting (D) tornado
(E) orographic lifting
16 Sometimes air masses make contact with each other and change the weather:
(A) tornado (B) atmospheric lifting (C) convectional lifting (D) tornado
(E) orographic lifting
17. Sometimes mountains force air masses upward. This is called:
(A) tornado (B) atmospheric lifting (C) convectional lifting
(E) orographic lifting
(D) tornado
18. When air is pushed up and over a mountain, it causes precipitation on the mountainside facing the
wind. It also creates very dry conditions on the other side of mountain. This is called:
(A) tornado (B) atmospheric lifting (C) convectional lifting (D) rain shadow effect
(E) orographic lifting
19. A(n) __________ is caused by humid air rising and forming clouds.
(A) hurricane (B) tornado (C) snow storm (D) tsunami (E) thunder storm
er energy increase, strong
20. As air moisture and thermal energy increase, strong vertical winds help form a:
(A) jetstream (B) snow storm (C) hurricane (D) tsunami (E) tornado
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
PAGE
4