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Ch 9, Les 4-6, 6th Grade
Test Description: Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A continental polar air mass
A
is moist and hot
B
is moist and cold
C
is dry and hot
D
is dry and cold
2) Maritime air masses form over
A
oceans
B
deserts
C
land
3) When an air mass moves into an area and interacts with other air masses,
A
the weather stays the same.
B
it causes the weather to change
4) A warm air mass overtakes a slower cold air mass
A
occluded front
B
cold front
C
stationary front
D
warm front
5) Cold fronts tend to arrive
A
slowly
B
quickly
6) When warm and cold air masses meet but neither one can move the other, a ___ forms.
A
warm front
B
stationary front
C
occluded front
D
cold front
7) Cyclones and decreasing air pressure are associated with
A
dry, clear weather
B
high pressure systems
C
only blizzards
D
clouds, wind, and precipitation
8) Most precipitation begins in the clouds as
A
a gas
B
snow
C
rain
D
hail
9) Thunderstorms form in ___ clouds.
A
all
B
altostratus
C
cirrocumulus
D
cumulonimbus
10) Which is true about lightning and thunder?
A
all of the above
B
lightning forms when charges jump between parts of a cloud or between the cloud and the ground
C
A lightning bold is much hotter than the sun's surface
D
you usually see lightning before you hear thunder
11) Where are the strongest winds in a hurricane?
A
the outer edges of the storm
B
directly in the eye
C
everywhere is equally powerful
D
around the storm's center
12) A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands.
A
flash flood
B
anticyclone
C
tornado
D
storm surge
13) A tornado over water is called a
A
eddy
B
waternado
C
whirlpool
D
waterspout
14) Tornadoes most commonly develop in
A
cirrus clouds
B
altostratus clouds
C
cumulonimbus clouds
D
cirrocumulus clouds
15) If you're stuck outside in a thunderstorm,
A
hold onto a metal pole
B
take shelter under a tree
C
jump in a body of water
D
find a low area away from trees, fences, and poles
16) Tornado warnings mean that
A
tornadoes are possible in the area
B
the tornado was bad and got a punishment
C
a tornado just came through your area
D
a tornado has been seen in the sky or on radar
17) The scientists who study and try to predict weather are called
A
astronomers
B
meteorologists
C
paleontologists
D
astrologers
18) Lines joining places on a map that have the same temperature
A
isotherms
B
isolates
C
isotemps
D
isobars
19) What do you call a hot air mass that forms over land?
A
maritime polar
B
continental polar
C
continental tropical
D
maritime tropical
20) The ___ refers to the fact that a small change in the weather today can mean a larger weather change in the future.
A
Coriolis effect
B
butterfly effect
C
lake effect
D
change effect
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