Weather Unit Test

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is called the...

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

One cool morning on her way to school, Emma noticed as she stepped across the grass that she could see her footsteps in the dew. This was MOST LIKELY caused by?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

Which weather tool is used to measure wind speed?

• wind vane

• thermometer

• anemometer

• barometer

During which stage of the water cycle are clouds formed?

• precipitation

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

Hailey used a weather vane to find out...

• the direction the wind speed was taking

• the direction humidity was taking

• the direction the wind was coming from

• the direction the wind was heading to

A meteorologist measured the amount of precipitation that fell by using a ...

• rain gauge

• barometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

What does the following symbol represent on a weather map?

• low pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure

What does the following symbol represent on a weather map?

• low pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure

What does H represent on the weather map?

• low pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure

What does the L represent on the weather map?

• low pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure