Weather Dump 1

Multiple Choice

____ is how hot or cold something is.

• temperature

• humidity

• altitude

• wind speed

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Air masses are named for ______.

• the type of air they contain 
• animals
•  people
•  where they form 

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A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

• snow  
• sunny and fair
• heavy rain and/or thunderstorms 
•  cool and dry 

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What is an air mass?

• a place where weather always changes in an extreme way
• a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
• any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail
• any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing

Multiple Choice

Which weather tool measures wind?

• anemometer
• therometer
• wind vane
• barometer

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Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?

• wind vane
• barometer
• anemometer
• hydrometer

Multiple Choice

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

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What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Multiple Choice

What kind of pressure predicts clear weather?

• high
• low
• cold
• stationary

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What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass? 

• moist, warm air
• dry, cold air
• dry, warm air

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What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass? 

• dry, warm air
• moist, cold air
• moist, warm air

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What type of front is this? 

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Multiple Choice

What type of front is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Multiple Choice

Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

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An anemometer is used to measure...

• rain fall
• snow
• wind speed
• wind direction

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This tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall.  What is it called?

• snow gauge
• rain gauge
• ruler
• thermometer

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Weather is the current conditions outside.

• True
• False

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Which tool measures air temperature?

• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Wind Vane
• Wind sock

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Why would a meteorologist use a wind sock? 

• To measure wind direction
• To measure temperature
• To measure wind speed
• To measure rainfall

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A scientist who studies weather is called ...

• a meteorologist
• an astronomer
• a biologist
• a weatherologist

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What can happen when an area does not get enough rain?

• Drought
• Flood
• Sleet
• Hail

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Why do meteorologist use this tool?

• To measure temperatue
• To measure wind direction
• To measure snow fall
• To measure rainfall

Multiple Choice

Mountains can affect weather; so it can be raining on one side and sunny on the other side.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What imaginary latitude line divides our world into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• equator

• international date line

Multiple Choice

As you move towards the poles, what happens to temperature?

• temperature becomes hotter

• temperature becomes colder

Multiple Choice

Which climate zone gets the least sunlight and is the coldest?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

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Which climate zone gets the most sunlight and is the warmest?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

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Which climate zone has moderate temperatures and rainfall year round?

• tropical
• temperate
• polar

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What instrument measure air pressure?

• barometer
• thermometer

Multiple Choice

What does symbol # 3 mean?

• stationary front
• occluded front
• warm front
• cold front

Multiple Choice

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Multiple Choice

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure
• stable air pressure
• a low pressure system
• a high pressure system

Multiple Choice

_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

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Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

Multiple Choice

Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

Multiple Choice

What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Multiple Choice

Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

Multiple Choice

Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

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Which one shows a warm front?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

• weather
• humidity
• air mass
• dew point

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What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

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What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. 

• Cumulus
• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

When does a thunderstorm become a tornado?

• When it touches the ground.
• When it is big.
• When it sounds like a train.
• When it blows hard.

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What type of breeze is created when the land is warmer than the ocean?

• Seabreeze
• Landbreeze

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Warm air rises because it is __________ dense then cold air.

• More
• Less

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Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Multiple Choice

What heats the Earth's surface?

• the moon
• the sun
• the ocean
• the sky

Multiple Choice

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

• Warm ocean waters
• Polar ocean waters
• On lakes and rivers
• Over the central plains of the U.S

Multiple Choice

Thunderstorm clouds are called - 

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

Multiple Choice

The process the causes plate tectonics, wind, and ocean currents is known as...

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Nuclear Energy
• Convection

Multiple Choice

Which type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?

• Thunderstorms
• Clear skies
• Cold temperatures
• Gentle precipitation for days

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Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?

• Cooler ocean temperatures
• Warmer ocean temperatures
• Large ocean waves
• Strong ocean currents

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What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

• Clear, sunny skies
• Cloudy skies
• Hot temperature
• Thunderstorms

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What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

• Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures
• Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures
• Sunny skies, warmer weather
• Cloudy skies, cooler weather

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Warm Front

Multiple Choice

This is the symbol for a... 

• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Warm Front 

Multiple Choice

This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

Multiple Choice

The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place. 

• weather
• climate
• precipitation
• atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Air travels

• from high pressure to low pressure
• from low pressure to high pressue

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What does a rain gauge measure?

• a change in temperature

• a change in humidity

• wind speed

• the amount of rainfall

Multiple Choice

From which direction is the wind blowing in this picture?

• north
• east
• south
• west

Multiple Choice

What is the mixture of gases surrounding our planet called?

• atmosphere

• trees

• planet

• equator

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What is weather?

• Weather is what the air outside is like.

• Weather is crazy!

• Weather is sunny.

• Weather is always the same.

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__________ is water that falls from the sky.

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What is this tool used to measure temperature called?

• thermometer

• rain gauge

• precipitation

Multiple Choice

This is the symbol for a _____________ weather front.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, but cannot move one another so they both stay still for several days.

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Multiple Choice

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

• Warm air is less dense

• Warm air is more dense

• Cold air is stronger than warm air

Multiple Choice

• Low Clouds
• Low Temperatures
• Light Wind
• Low Air Pressure

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Which is NOT a direction that the wind can be measured?

• North

• East

• West

• Sorth

Multiple Choice

High pressure is what type of weather?

• Fair, sunny weather

• Thunderstorms

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Low pressure is what type of weather?

• Fair, sunny weather

• Thunderstorms

Multiple Choice

An anemometer measures

• Temperature

• Wind Speed

• Humidity

Cold Front

A cold front forms when cold air moves under warm air. Since the warm air is less dense the cold air pushes the warm air up. Cold fronts can and usually do produce thunderstorms. They are usually followed by colder and drier air.

Warm Front

A Warm Front forms when warm air moves over colder denser air and gradually replaces the colder air. Warm Fronts generally bring rain and are followed by clear and warm weather.

Occluded Front

^{An Occluded Front forms when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses. The cold air mass moves under the warm air mass and pushes it up. The coldest air mass moves forward until it meets a cold air mass that is warmer and less dense. The coldest of these two air masses moves under and pushes up the warm air mass. Sometimes the two cold air masses meet together and mix. This Front bring lots of rain and snow.}

Stationary Front

A Stationary Front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meets but neither have the force to push the warm air mass up over the cold air mass. The two air masses remain seperate creating a Stationary Front. A Stationary Front usually creates several days of rainy weather.

Warm Front

Forms when warm air moves toward cool air (steady precipitation)

Cold Front

cold air pushes underneath warm air (showers and thunderstorms)

Multiple Choice

Which of these actions causes wind?

• A. rotation of Earth on its axis

• B. movement of air from water to land

• C. uneven heating of Earth’s surface

• D. air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

What’s happening in the
Earth’s atmosphere on
any given day.

Vocabulary

Weather

When clouds are in the
sky. Clouds can block
sunlight.

Cloudy

When the sun shines
brightly with no clouds
blocking it.

Sunny

When drops of water fall
from clouds in the sky.

Rain

When rain freezes into
a solid while it’s falling
from the sky.

Snow

When air around us
moves quickly.

Wind

When dark clouds make
thunder and lightning and
usually a lot of rain.

Thunderstorm

A gas that is all around
us.

Air

The sky and air around
the Earth.

Atmosphere

Not normal weather.

Extreme Weather

A series of repeating
events.

Pattern

A long time of extremely
hot weather.

Heat Wave

Funnel shaped clouds
that reach the ground.

Tornado

Large spinning storm
with fast wind over warm
water.

Hurricane