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Weather in the Atmosphere

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Weather assessment with some alignment to topic 7 of the Savaas science book. 

Question 1

1.

The atmosphere is mostly made up of the gases and _.

Carbon dioxide and argon

nitrogen and oxygen

helium and nitrogen

carbon dioxide and oxygen

Question 2

2.

Which type of front is shown on the map?

stationary

cold

occluded

warm

Question 3

3.

The weather instrument shown is a (n)-

wind thingy

barometer

wind vane

anemometer

Question 4

4.

What is the weather instrument in the picture?

wind thingy

barometer

wind vane

anemometer

Question 5

5.

What is the weather instrument in the picture?

hygrometer

waterometer 

rain gauge

hydrometer

Question 6

6.

What does the picture show?

Types of air masses

Types of clouds

Types of wind

Types of storms

Question 7

7.

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

cold

wet

dry

warm

Question 8

8.

What type of air masses form over oceans?

polar

continental 

tropical

maritime

Question 9

9.

A high pressure system means we might have this weather.

sunny and dry

wet and cold

thunderstorm

Blizzard

Question 10

10.

What kind of front is shown on the map?

occluded front

stationary front

cold front

warm front

Question 11

11.

What does the blue line with triangles on the map represent?

warm front 

cold front

stationary front

triangle front

Question 12

12.

What do the black lines or isobars on the map measure?

air pressure

air temperature

wind speed

wind direction

Question 13

13.

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called

dew point

wet

cloudy

humidity

Question 14

14.

How does the gulf stream affect temperature on the east coast?

causes temperatures to be colder

causes temperatures to be warmer

causes temperatures to remain the same

causes wild temperature swings

Question 15

15.

What do the molecules in the circles model regarding altitude?

Air pressure increases at higher altitudes.

Temperature has a decreasing effect on air molecules at higher altitudes.

Air density decreases at higher altitudes.

There's a greater gravitational pull on airmolecules at higher altitudes.

Question 16

16.

A student is researching local weather patterns in her region. She observes the air pressure each day at noon and records it in millibars, a unit for measuring pressure in the atmosphere. She displays the data in a graph. Use what you know about the weather when there is a high or low pressure system in the area.
What best explains why the air pressure may have dropped so much from Sunday to Wednesday?

Low pressure system brought stormy weather. 

High pressure made it clear and sunny. 

Low pressure made it clear and sunny. 

Question 17

17.

What makes the Troposphere so special?

It protects us from meteroids. 

It contains the most ozone. 

This is where the weather occurs. 

The sun's radiation is absorbed here. 

Question 18

18.

Which term describes the boundary where two air masses meet?

anticyclone

boundary

front

jet stream

Question 19

19.

Which type of storm is associated with the term "lake effect"?

hurricane

thunderstorm

tornado

winter storm

Question 20

20.

Which of the following are not used to prevent or stop flooding during storms?

dams

levees

boats

sandbags

Question 21

21.

Begins when warm moist air over the oceans rises rapidly, condenses forming clouds. This releases latent heat which increases the force of rising air.

hurricane

tornado

thunderstorm 

IDK motions

Question 22

22.

Look at the data chart with U.S. regions

1.Which of the U.S. Regions has the lowest number of tornadoes during the entire year? 2. Which U.S. region has 81 tornadoes in May? 3. Notice on the chart that April, May, and June have a higher number of tornadoes on average than other parts of the year. Explain why there are more tornadoes during those three months than the other months. You may want to include something about air masses.

Question 23

23.

What does a meteorologist do? Name at least three weather instruments that might be used to predict weather. Also, tell how a meteorologist might be able to help us in planning daily activities with weather. Tell what a meteorologist means when they give a tornado watch. Tell what a meteorologist means when they give a tornado warning.

Medium pressure was stationary