NAME ______PERIOD ______
UNIT 4 LESSON 5 TEST STUDY GUIDE ANSWER KEY
1. Ozone
2. Infrared
3. Cumulonimbus
Use the map below to answer questions 4- 7
4. Letter A is near a high pressure system. What kind of weather is that area having? Circle the correct word in the pair. Cloudy/blue skies
5. Letter B is in front of a cold front. What kind of weather will that area have? Circle the correct word in the pair. Rain/thunderstorms
6. Letter C follows a warm front. What type of weather is that area having? Circle the correct word in each pair.
Warm and moist air/warm and dry air cool and moist air/ cool and dry air
7. What are the lines near D called? Circle the correct word in the pair. Isobars/isotherms
They measure equal lines of pressure/temperature
Use the map below to answer questions 8 and 9
8. What is the name of the front labeled A? ______cold front______
In what direction is front A moving? The top of your paper is north. ______southeast______
9. What is the name of the front labeled B? ______warm front______
In what direction is front B moving? The top of your paper is north. ______north______
10. A rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches the ground is called a ______tornado______
11. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere is called a ______storm______
12. A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands is a ______storm surge_
13. A tropical storm that has winds of 119 km/h (about 75 mph) or higher is called a ______hurricane______
14. Define lightning: a sudden spark or energy discharge
15. Define evacuation: to move away temporarily
16. Define thunder: a sudden expansion of air along a lightning strike
17. Define station model: a set of meteorological symbols that represent the weather at a particular place
18. In what clouds do thunderstorms and tornadoes form? ______cumulonimbus______
19. The eye of a hurricane has ______calm______winds.
20. Where is the best place to seek shelter during a tornado? Basement of a well built building
21. T or F To protect yourself near flood waters you should move to higher ground.
22. ______isobars______are lines on a weather map that connect lines of equal pressure.
23. ______isotherms______are lines on a weather map that connect lines of equal temperature.
24. El ___Nino______is a tropical storm in the tropical Pacific Ocean that occurs every 11 years.
25. Computer technology has (circle one) improved/ harmed weather forecasting.
26. Small lines on the end of the shaft (to the left) represent wind ______speed______.
The shaft itself represents wind ______direction______.
From what direction is this wind coming? ______northeast______
27.
Which of the following weather conditions fits this station model?______
A. 65 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a south wind.
B. 81 degrees with clear blue skies and a south wind
C. 81 degrees with clear blue skies and a northwest wind
D. 65 degrees with clear blue skies and a northwest wind