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Chapter 8 Weather
Test Description: Covers weather 6th grade level
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The sun’s rays are least direct
A
near the equator
B
at high altitudes
C
far from the ocean
D
near the poles
2) The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a
A
maritime
B
subtropical
C
continental
D
tropical
3) The closer you live to an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a
A
subtropical
B
continental
C
maritime
D
tropical
4) What is the name of the process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere during the water cycle?
A
evaporation
B
precipitation
C
condensation
D
convection
5) Relative humidity can be measured with a(an)
A
psychrometer
B
barometer
C
anemometer
D
thermometer
6) Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
A
continental polar air masses
B
maritime polar air masses
C
continental tropical air masses.
D
maritime tropical air masses
7) Weather associated with an anticyclone is generally
A
dry and clear
B
cloudy but dry
C
unpredictable
D
wet and cloudy
8) Weather associated with a cyclone is generally
A
sunny and hot
B
cloudy but dry
C
wet and cloudy
D
dry and clear
9) Large storm clouds that often produce severe storms like thunderstorms and are called
A
cirrus clouds
B
cumulonimbus clouds
C
stratus clouds
D
nimbostratus clouds.
10) Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
A
condensation
B
dew
C
precipitation.
D
evaporation
11) When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
A
cold front.
B
stationary front
C
warm front
D
occluded front
12) What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
A
warm and dry
B
warm and moist
C
monsoon rains
D
cold and moist
13) When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
A
stationary front
B
occluded front
C
warm front
D
cold front
14) On a psychrometer If the dry bulb is 10 and the wet bulb is 10, what is the relative humidity?
A
100%
B
56%
C
0 %
D
88 %
15) on a psychrometer If the dry bulb is 11, and the wet bulb is 1, what type of weather are you having?
A
hot and dry
B
clear skies
C
cold and dry
D
rain
16) On a psychrometer If the dry bulb is 10 and the wet bulb is 10, what type of weather are you having?
A
rain
B
snow
C
clear skies
D
tornadoes
17) Climates are classified according to two major factors:
A
latitude and elevation
B
elevation and temperature
C
temperature and latitude
D
precipitation and temperature
18) A maritime polar air mass will be
A
cold and dry
B
warm and dry
C
wet and warm
D
wet and cold
19) A continental polar air mass will be
A
wet and cold
B
warm and dry
C
cold and dry
D
wet and warm
20) A maritime tropical air mass will be
A
wet and warm
B
wet and cold
C
cold and dry
D
warm and dry
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