Test 8 Study Guide

Question 1

There is more _______________ than any other gas in the air.

Answer 1

nitrogen

Question 2

A monsoon is a seasonal ___________.

Answer 2

wind

Question 3

The _____________ causes thunderstorms to move from west to east.

Answer 3

jet stream

Question 4

A weather phenomenon is a ________________ event caused by specific condition.

Answer 4

weather

Question 5

A tornado _________________ means a tornado has been spotted.

Answer 5

warning

Question 6

The ________________ atmosphere has the greatest density of gases.

Answer 6

lower

Question 7

A _________ _________ is the rise of ocean water surrounding a hurricane.

Answer 7

storm surge

Question 8

a scientist who studies weather

Answer 8

meteorologist

Question 9

A _________________ rotates around a low-pressure are.

Answer 9

cyclone

Question 10

A ______________ is an instrument used to detect air pressure changes and forecast weather.

Answer 10

barometer

Question 11

Lightening is _______________ that travels from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the ground.

Answer 11

electricity

Question 12

Weather happens in the __________ atmosphere.

Answer 12

lower

Question 13

An ______ ____________ is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity,

Answer 13

air mass

Question 14

A constant movement of air causes ____________.

Answer 14

wind

Question 15

_____________________ forecasts are usually accurate.

Answer 15

Short-range

Question 16

A ________________ is a cyclone that develops over hot land.

Answer 16

tornado

Question 17

The atmosphere’s ability to keep heat from easliy escaping into space is called the __________________ effect.

Answer 17

greenhouse

Question 18

The sun’s ___________ energy controls the water-cycle process.

Answer 18

heat

Question 19

A _______________ is a severe snowstorm.

Answer 19

blizzard

Question 20

Hurricanes happen most often when the ocean’s temperature is _____________.

Answer 20

warm

Question 21

Be able to name 2 weather conditions meteorologists measure to make a forecast.

Answer 21

temperature
air pressure
humidity
precipitation
wind direction
wind speed

Question 22

Jet Stream or global winds?

causes weather systems to travel from west to east

Answer 22

jet stream

Question 23

Jet Stream or global winds?

helps regulate the earth’s temperature

Answer 23

global winds

Question 24

Jet Stream or global winds?

band of wind high above the earth

Answer 24

jet stream

Question 25

Jet Stream or global winds?

helped sailors form trading routes

Answer 25

global winds

Question 26

Jet Stream or global winds?

discovered during World War II

Answer 26

jet stream

Question 27

Jet Stream or global winds?

bands of winds which change at certain latitudes

Answer 27

global winds

Question 28

List the four main processes of the water cycle:

Answer 28

1) evaporation
2) condensation
3) precipitation
4) water runoff

Question 29

weather conditions of a certain area over time

Answer 29

climate

Question 30

precipitation which eventually trickles into streams

Answer 30

water runoff

Question 31

process by which liquid water becomes water vapor

Answer 31

evaporation

Question 32

air surrounding the earth

Answer 32

atmosphere

Question 33

process by which water vapor changes back into very tiny droplets of liquid water

Answer 33

condensation

Question 34

prolonged period of dryness

Answer 34

drought

Question 35

the condition of the air

Answer 35

weather

Question 36

boundary between two different air masses

Answer 36

front

Question 37

cloud at ground level

Answer 37

fog

Question 38

any form of water falling from the sky to the earth

Answer 38

precipitation