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Chapter 12 Review
Test Description: Chapter 12 Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What gas makes up most of our atmosphere?
A
Argon
B
Oxygen
C
Nitrogen
D
Water Vapor
2) In which layer of our atmosphere does all of our weather take place?
A
Mesosphere
B
Thermosphere
C
Stratosphere
D
Troposphere
3) How does the jet stream affect North America in the winter?
A
It brings warmer weather from the south to the north.
B
It brings colder weather from the north to the south as far as Kentucky
C
It brings colder weather from the south to the north.
D
It brings warmer weather from the north to the south.
4) If a meteorologist says that out relative humidity is 25%, what does that mean?
A
It means that the air contains 25% of the water vapor that it could contain at 25 degrees Celsius.
B
It means that the air contains 75% water vapor.
C
It means that the air contains 25% water vapor.
D
It means that the air contains 25% of the water vapor that it could contain at that temperature.
5) How does precipitation that starts off as rain change to sleet?
A
The rain freezes into frozen droplets in the cloud.
B
The rain freezes as soon as it hits the ground.
C
The rain falls through a layer of cold air that is large enough to freeze the rain into ice particles that will hit the groun
D
The rain hits the ground very hard and so called sleet.
6) Why is the ozone layer an important part of our atmosphere?
A
It provides us with protection from ultraviolet (UV) light and radiation from the sun.
B
It provides us with oxygen.
C
It protects us from meteorites.
D
It provides us with the nitrogen we need.
7) Which type of severe weather can form very quickly during thunderstorms?
A
Hurricane
B
Typhoon
C
Tornado
D
Rainstorm
8) What is the name of the puffy clouds that form in our atmosphere?
A
Cumulonimbus
B
Cirrus
C
Cumulus
D
Cirrocumulus
9) What tool do meteorologists use the most to help them to predict local severe weather like thunderstorms and tornadoes?
A
Thermometer
B
Doppler Radar
C
Weather Balloons
D
Weather Satellites
10) If an air mass forms over the Mississippi river region in the summer, what will the temperature and moisture level be like?
A
Warm and moist
B
Cold and moist
C
Warm and dry
D
Cold and dry
11) What can satellites tell meteorologists about the weather?
A
Meteorologists use satellites to predict a volcanic eruption.
B
Meteorologists use satellites to help predict weather and check on conditions around the world.
C
Meteorologists use satellites to predict the next meteorite strike.
D
Meteorologists only use satellites to track tornados.
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