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