Weather and Climate TCAP Review

Multiple Choice

Climate is the current temperature and precipitation in an area.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which climate has warm weather and a lot of rainfall most of the year?

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

Multiple Choice

Which climate has cold weather and little rainfall most of the year?

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

Multiple Choice

Which climate has average rainfall and temperature most of the year?

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms

• Cumulonimbus clouds can form near the Earth's surface, causing fog

• Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

Multiple Choice

Which type of cloud is most often visible during fair weather?

• nimbostratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

Multiple Choice

What type of clouds are white and feathery?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Multiple Choice

What type of clouds are smooth, gray, and blanket-like?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Multiple Choice

What type of clouds are white and fluffy?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Multiple Choice

Fog is made of low ____________ clouds.

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Which tool is used to collect precipitation (rain, sleet, snow) and how much precipitation fell during the day?

• Rain Gauge

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite

Multiple Choice

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

• Wind Vane

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite

Multiple Choice

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite

Multiple Choice

When does water evaporate fastest?

• at room temperature

• on a warm day

• on a hot day

• on a cold day

Multiple Choice

How old is most of the water we drink today?

• thousands of years

• millions of years

• a few months

• a few weeks

Multiple Choice

Forms of precipitation are-

• only sleet and snow

• rain, sleet, hail, and snow

• only dew and rain 

• only snow and rain

Multiple Choice

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• runoff

Multiple Choice

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation