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Al Zallaqa School
Term 3 - Science Practice Test
Unit 12

Student Name: _____________________________________ Grade:_______

1. How does water vapor become a cloud?

A. clouds are always unchanging
B. water vapor evaporates out of the atmosphere
C. water vapor solidifies directly
D. water vapor condenses into a collection of tiny droplets of water.

2. A large area of air that has the same temperature and air pressure is classed as:
A. low pressure
B. An air mass
C. high pressure
D. An air pocket

3. Air masses that have the same pressure are known as

A. pressure systems
B. High pressure
C. Pressure difference
D. Low pressure

4. What causes precipitation?

A. Water droplets in the clouds that are too heavy.
B. Water droplets in the clouds that are too light.
C. Water droplets evaporating out of a cloud.
D. Clouds remaining in the atmosphere, unchanging.

5. Low pressure systems result when:

A. cold air drops
B. when it is very sunny
C. hot air rises
D. air does not move

6. Water vapor that solidifies in clouds is known as this type of precipitation

A. rain
B. fog
C. humidity
D. snow

7. High pressure systems occur when:

A. air molecules don't move
B. cold air drops
C. warm air rises
D. there are cloudy skies
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8. Which of the following can be classed as precipitation? (Select 3)

A. sleet
B. rain
C. low pressure
D. air pollution
E. snow
F. wind
G. radiation
H. humidity

9. A front is the :
A. boundary where two air masses meet.
B. The air moves
C. The low pressure area
D. The high pressure area

10. When two fronts meet and do not move, this is known as a
1. Stationary front.
2. Occluded front
3. Warm front
4. Cold front

11. Wind direction is measured with a

A. hygrometer
B. barometer
C. wind sock
D. thermometer

12. The red colour weather line shown on the map represents:
A. occluded front
B. warm front
C. cold front
D. stationary front

13. Warm air holds

A. More water vapor than cold air.
B. Less water vapor than cold air
C. Lot of water vapor
D. No water vapor

14. The blue weather line on the map represents:

A. stationary front
B. occluded front
C. warm front
D. cold front

15. Humidity is measured with a

A. Hygrometer
B. Thermometer
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C. Barometer
D. Anemometer

16. What happens when a cold front overtakes a warm front?

A. A stationary front is formed.
B. A cold front is formed.
C. A warm front is formed.
D. An occluded front is formed.

17. If a barometer detects low air pressure, this means

A. humidity will decrease
B. warm weather
C. a storm is coming
D. sunny skies

18. A weather map has front lines, what is a front?

A. A front is a pressure system.
B. A front is the boundary where two air masses meet.
C. A front is an air mass.
D. A front is a low pressure system.

19. Humidity can be defined as

A. a strong wind or light breeze
B. the amount of water vapor in the air
C. the temperature of the air
D. the air pressure

20. Which direction do the shapes, triangles and semicircles, on the front lines point?
A. The shapes do not point in a specific direction.
B. The shapes point against the direction of the wind.
C. The shapes point in the direction of the wind.
D. The shapes point at a right angle to the direction of the wind.

21. Which two factors are used to describe wind:

A. direction
B. air pressure
C. Humidity
D. speed

22. A stationary front can be defined as:

A. an area where the air temperature, pressure and humidity is all the same
B. an area where the cold front overtakes the warm front
C. an area where a warm front overtakes a cold front
D. an area where a cold and hot front meet, but do not move

23. Air pressure is measured with a

A. hygrometer
B. barometer
C. thermometer
D. anemometer
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24. Which measurements do scientists use to describe weather?(Select 2)

A. temperature
B. radioactivity
C. visibility
D. the ozone layer
E. air pressure
F. pollution levels

25. What does the symbol- H represent on a weather map?

A. a high pressure system
B. a warm front
C. a low pressure system
D. a cold front

26. Temperature is measured in:

A. high or low
B. thermal units
C. either degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit
D. left or right

27. When a cold front replaces a warm front:

A. the temperature increases
B. humidity increases
C. you could see stratus clouds transforming into cirrus clouds
D. the temperature decreases

28. A thermometer is used to measure

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Wind speed
D. Humidity

29. If the air particles in the troposphere are tightly packed, this means: (select 2)
A. we can expect the area in that system to have clear skies
B. that area is in a low pressure system
C. that area could experience precipitation
D. the air particles cannot move around so easily
E. the area is in a high pressure system
F. the area will most likely have cloudy weather

30. The anemometer is used to find

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Wind speed
D. Wind direction

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