Earth Science Quiz Lessons 1-7

Which of these is NOT true about weather?

• Weather describes the conditions in the air outside.

• Weather can change from day to day.

• Weather can change from season to season.

• Scientists always know what the weather will be.

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What instrument measure air pressure?

• thermometer

• weather vane

• barometer

• rain gague

Wind speed is measured with which instrument?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

Why do scientists measure changes in weather?

• So they will be able to change the weather

• To know exactly how much precipitation there will be tomorrow

• To determine when summer will start

• To predict what kind of weather might happen

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Changes in temperature can cause air to move.

• True

• False

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What are weather maps used for?

• To predict weather

• To change weather

• To collect weather data

• To measure weather data

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What are seasons?

• A pattern of increasing temperature

• Changes in the weather from one week to another

• Rainy and warm periods that occur in different locations

• A pattern of weather changes throughout the year

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Name the seasons in order.

• summer, spring, fall, winter

• spring, summer, winter, fall

• winter, spring, summer, fall

• fall, winter, summer, spring

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What is an air mass?

• Al large volume of air with different temperatures

• Weather in a day

• A large volume of air that has different amounts of moisture

• A large volume of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout

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What is formed when air masses meet?

• a front

• a climate

• a season

• a zone

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