Weather

What cloud is called "puffy?"

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

When it is a hot summer day and you have a cold glass of water, water starts forming on the cup, what does this go with?

• water vapor cooling and then forming clouds

• steam rising from boiling pot of water

Which cloud brings in the thunderstorms?

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

What instrument would you use to look at bacteria?

• telescope

• binoculars

• electron microscope

Which of the following is the name for the boundary between 2 air masses of differing temperature, air pressure, and humidity?

• front

• low

• high

What is the result of air moving from areas of high pressure to low pressure?

• humidity

• wind

• barometer

What wind tool is used for measuring wind speed?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• wind sock

Which of the following will most likely cause a clear and cloudless sky?

• low pressure system

• high pressure system

What type of severe weather uses the Fujita Scale?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• blizzards

• thunderstorms

Which statement is true about weather?

• state of the atmosphere over a long period of time

• state of the atmosphere over a certain time and place