Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Weather Patterns Science Test
Test Description: Weather Patterns Chapter 7 Mc-graw Hill
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A layer of gases between 5 and 11 miles thick
A
insolation
B
blizzard
C
troposphere
D
climate
2) This weather may occur when warm air rises
A
Climate
B
Blizzard
C
Rain Shadow
D
Thunderstorm
3) Average temperature and average rainfall are two important variables for determining
A
air mass
B
air pressure
C
climate
D
precipitation
4) Includes several feet of snowfall
A
thunderstorm
B
hurricane
C
blizzard
D
precipitation
5) Energy from the sun that reaches a planet's surface
A
insolation
B
rain shadow
C
air pressure
D
air mass
6) A large region of air with a similar temperature and humidity
A
air pressure
B
rain shadow
C
air mass
D
hurricane
7) A storm with winds blowing faster than 74 miles per hour
A
thunderstorm
B
precipitation
C
hurricane
D
blizzard
8) Hail, rain, sleet and snow are known as
A
precipitation
B
thunderstorms
C
hurricanes
D
blizzard
9) Dry area on the leeward side of the mountain
A
windward
B
drought
C
valley
D
rain shadow
10) At sea level, it measures an average of 1.04 kg/cm squared
A
climate
B
air mass
C
air pressure
D
temperature
11) A device that measures wind speed with rotating cups
A
aneroid barometer
B
barometer
C
weather vane
D
anemometer
12) Which type of storm of storm only forms over large bodies of warm water?
A
hurricane
B
thunderstorm
C
blizzard
D
tornado
13) Which layer of the atmosphere is farthest from the Earth's surface?
A
stratosphere
B
exosphere
C
thermosphere
D
troposphere
14) A storm with 35 mile per hour winds, frozen precipitation, and 1/4 mile visibility
A
hurricane
B
cyclone
C
thunderstorm
D
blizzard
15) Which of these does NOT affect the climate of a city?
A
population
B
altitude
C
mountain ranges
D
ocean currents
16) Which zone is the equator located in (very warm and wet)?
A
polar
B
temperate
C
arctic
D
tropic
17) Which zone is the US in that has warm summers and cold winters?
A
tropic
B
polar
C
arctic
D
temperate
18) Clouds form...
A
as liquid water fills the sky
B
from very cold air becoming hot in the sky
C
as fog lifts into the atmosphere
D
as water vapor cools and condenses around dust
19) Lightning is caused by
A
clouds colliding
B
static electricity shooting through the sky
C
all of these
D
air becoming hot suddenly and expanding
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?