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