On a weather map, a warm front is represented by
a. a dotted line with triangles
b. a dotted line with semi-circles
c. a solid line with triangles
d. a solid line with semi-circles
What is d. - a solid line with semi circles?
100
What gas makes up the largest portion of our atmosphere?
a. water vapor b. carbon dioxide
c. nitrogen d. oxygen
What is c. nitrogen?
100
Which is NOT an example of severe, dangerous weather?
a. hurricanes b. snowstorms c. tornadoes d. rain
What is d. rain?
100
The Earth is surrounded by a layer of air that is made up of different gases called the ___________.
a. nitrogen b. atmosphere c. oxygen d. water
What is b. atmosphere?
100
Plants use __________ in the air to make food. When plants make food, they release _______ into the air.
a. oxygen, nitrogen c. nitrogen, carbon dioxide
b. oxygen, carbon dioxide d. carbon dioxide, oxygen
What is carbon dioxide, oxygen?
200
What climate zone is Georgia located in?
a. tropical b. polar c. temperate
What is temperate?
200
1. _____ Tropical climate zone A. has very cold temperatures all year
2. _____ Polar climate zone B. is hot and rainy
3. _____ Temperate climate zone
C. has warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters
What is
1. b. tropical - hot and rainy
2. a. polar has very cold
3. c. temperate - warm dry summers and cold, wet winters?
200
Which is a common source of data that scientists use to study climate change over Earth’s history?
a. ice core samples and tree rings
b. daily weather changes
c. water from the ocean surface
d. recent precipitation amounts
What is a. ice core samples and tree rings?
200
An area’s climate is affected by all of these factors EXCEPT
a. altitude
b. large bodies of water
c. latitude
d. Earth’s rotation
What is d. earth's rotation?
200
Animals use _________ to get energy from food. Animals give off __________.
a. oxygen, nitrogen c. nitrogen, carbon dioxide
b. oxygen, carbon dioxide d. carbon dioxide, oxygen
What is oxygen, carbon dioxide?
300
A thunderstorm in Georgia is an example of
a. climate b. temperate c. troposphere d. weather
What is d. weather?
300
Which climate zone has hot and rainy weather throughout the year?
a. Equator b. polar c. temperate d. tropical
What is d. tropical?
300
Climate? a. All climate zones have four seasons.
b. Climate is the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
c. Climate determines the types of plants and animals that live in an area.
d.Climates with high altitudes are warmer than those with low altitudes.
What is c. climate determines the types of plants and animals that live in an area?
300
Which will MOST LIKELY happen when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass?
a. The season will change.
b. The weather will become rainy.
c. The weather will stay the same.
d. The climate in the area will change.
What is b. the weather will become rainy?
300
What instrument measures air pressure?
a. anemometer
b. wind vane
c. thermometer
d. barometer
What is d. barometer?
400
In the springtime, you move your house plants outside. Your plants cannot survive freezing temperatures. What weather instrument do you need to help you know when to bring your plants back indoors?
a. anemometer
b. wind vane
c. thermometer d. barometer
What is c. thermometer?
400
The wind is moving from south to north. Which way is the weather vane pointing?
a. North b. South c. West d. East
What is b. south?
400
A falling barometer indicates what type of weather?
a. rain b. calm c. sunny d. high pressure
What is a. rain?
400
In the morning, it is partly cloudy. By afternoon, it is completely calm and very sunny. You conclude that
a. the pressure is rising.
b. the pressure is falling.
c. the pressure has remained the same.
d. the pressure rose, but then fell.
What is a. the pressure is rising?
400
A(n) _________ is used to measure wind speed, and a(n) ______ is used to measure wind direction.
a. weather vane, thermometer
b. psychomotor, barometer
c. anemometer, weather vane
d. barometer, anemometer
What is c. anemometer, weather vane?
500
Which statement BEST defines climate?
a. the result of two air masses meeting
b. the distance north or south of the equator
c. the average weather conditions of an area over many years
d.the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place& time
What is c. the average weather conditions of an area over many years?
500
When the difference between two air masses is large, the weather is
a. less severe c. less predictable
b. more severe d. more predictable
What is b. more severe?
500
Which tool would you use to measure the amount of rain that falls in an area?
a. weather vane
b. thermometer
c. rain gauge
d. anemometer
What is c. rain gauge?
500
What does an “L” on a weather map mean?
a. high pressure areas and clear skies
b. low pressure areas and clear skies
c. low pressure areas and cloudy skies
d. cold weather
What is c. low pressure areas and cloudy skies?
500
A front forms when
a. one air mass meets another air mass.
b. only one air mass moves.
c. two air masses mix and form a new air mass. d. two air masses do not move