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Test Description: How weather comes about and the factors that influence it.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The weather on a high pressure day is likely...
A
Cool and calm
B
Cool and warm
C
Warm and stormy
D
Stormy and calm
2) What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
A
anemometer
B
thermometer
C
barometer
D
altometer
3) What air mass is the coldest?
A
Arctic
B
Polar continental
C
Polar maritime
D
Continental tropical
4) Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?
A
Sleet
B
Hail
C
Rain
D
Ocean currents
5) How is wind created?
A
The animals make it move by flapping their wings
B
Oceans move up and down causing the air to move around
C
Earth spins and make the atmosphere move
D
Air moves between two areas of different air pressure
6) Humidity is...
A
How far up in the atmosphere something is
B
The amount of heat in the air
C
The amount of water vapor present in the air
D
The speed that winds travel
7) The Coriolis effect would best be described as...
A
The formation of hurricanes and tornadoes
B
The tilting of Earth as it rotates around the Sun
C
The quickening of winds from the moon's gravity
D
The curve of wind and ocean currents with Earth's rotation
8) How does latitude influence the climate of an area?
A
The closer to the equator, the hotter it is; the closer to the poles, the colder it is
B
Latitude makes animals choose where they are going to live
C
Latitude only sometimes influences the climate of an area
D
The closer to the equator, the colder it is; the closer to the poles, the hotter it is
9) Which of the following statements regarding altitude are true?
A
Areas that are low in altitude do not have cold weather because their air is so dense
B
Areas that are higher in altitude tend to be colder because less animals live there
C
Areas that are higher in altitude tend to be colder because the air is less dense
D
Areas that are higher in altitude have higher temperatures because they are closer to the Sun
10) When an area on one side of a mountain range experiences rain and the other side receives little rain, this is called?
A
Rain Shadow Effect
B
The Coriolis Effect
C
Water Shadow Effect
D
The Rainman Effect
11) What do greenhouse gases do?
A
They lower the temperature of the atmosphere by shoot out more of the Sun's energy
B
They build a greenhouse around Earth that makes plants grow more
C
They increase the density of the atmosphere and cause it to absorb more heat
D
They tear down trees and create pollution that kills animals
12) What weather will you likely find at any weather front?
A
Precipitation
B
Warm
C
Hot
D
Cold
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