Quiz about Weather

Question 1

Name this tool.

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Hygrometer

Answer

Ruler

Question 2

What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen?

Accepted Answer

Rain Gauge

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Wind Vane

Answer

Precipitation

Question 3

What tool is used to measure wind speed?

Accepted Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Wind Vane

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Question 4

What tool is used to determine wind direction?

Accepted Answer

Wind Vane

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Hygrometer

Answer

Anemeometer

Question 5

What is the name the name of this weather tool?

Accepted Answer

Wind Vane

Answer

Rain Gauge

Answer

Telescope

Answer

Anemometer

Question 6

What is the name of this weather tool and what does it measure?

Accepted Answer

Rain Gauge and the amount of rain that has fallen

Answer

Rain Gauge and the amount of water that is in the air

Answer

Hygrometer and the amount of rain that has fallen

Answer

Hygrometer and the amount of water that is in the air

Question 7

What does a barometer measure?

Accepted Answer

measures high and low pressure in the air

Answer

measures humidity in the air

Answer

measures speed of the wind

Answer

measures the amount of rain that has fallen

Question 8

What tool measures humidity in the air?

Accepted Answer

hygrometer

Answer

anemometer

Answer

water gauge

Answer

barometer

Question 9

The scale on a thermometer may be ___________

Accepted Answer

Celsius, Fahrenheit, or both

Answer

Heat

Answer

Inches

Answer

Grams

Question 10

Precipitation is....

Accepted Answer

all of these are correct

Answer

rain

Answer

snow

Answer

sleet

Question 11

Weather is the current conditions outside.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 12

A scientist who studies weather is called ...

Accepted Answer

a meteorologist

Answer

an astronomer

Answer

a biologist

Answer

a weatherologist

Question 13

What are these large, puffy, fair-weather clouds really called?

Accepted Answer

cumulus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

status

Answer

thunderclouds

Question 14

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:

Accepted Answer

tornado

Answer

hurricane

Answer

thunderstorm

Answer

blizzard

Question 15

What is the temperature according to the thermometer?

Accepted Answer

65 degrees F

Answer

70 degrees F

Answer

60 degrees F

Answer

70 degrees F

Question 16

Which of the following is not a dangerous storm?

Accepted Answer

Car Accident

Answer

Tornado

Answer

Hurricane

Answer

Earthquake

Question 17

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Question 18

This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 19

Which is not a stage of the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Answer

condensation

Answer

precipitation

Answer

evaporation

Question 20

Which is not a form of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

storage

Answer

rain

Answer

sleet

Answer

snow

Question 21

Which is not a factor that can affect climate?

Accepted Answer

Water towers

Answer

Large bodies of water

Answer

Mountains

Answer

Large Cities

Question 22

A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted in the area.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 23

These clouds have fuzzy edges and can be seen during nice weather.

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Answer

cumulus

Answer

status

Answer

thunderclouds

Question 24

These clouds cover the sky and may cause rain or snow.

Accepted Answer

status

Answer

cumulus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

thunderclouds

Question 25

Fog is a ___________________ cloud close to the ground.

Accepted Answer

stratus

Answer

cumulus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

anemometer

Question 26

The amount of water vapor in the air is called _________.

Accepted Answer

humidity

Answer

precipitation

Answer

barometer

Answer

rain

Question 27

The ____________________ puts out watches and warnings to alert people of dangerous storms.

Accepted Answer

National Weather Service

Answer

Exosphere

Answer

WBEC

Answer

Wind Vane

Question 28

A storm that forms over oceans and brings large waves and strong winds.

Accepted Answer

hurricane

Answer

tornado

Answer

blizzard

Answer

thunder storm

Question 29

A blizzard is a storm with low temperatures and lots of snow.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 30

A weather map shows the data collected by the other weather tools.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 31

_______________ is the part of the atmosphere where weather occurs.

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Answer

stratosphere

Answer

groundwater

Answer

exosphere

Weather

31 questions

Name this tool.

What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen?

What tool is used to measure wind speed?

What tool is used to determine wind direction?

What is the name the name of this weather tool?

What is the name of this weather tool and what does it measure?

What does a barometer measure?

What tool measures humidity in the air?

The scale on a thermometer may be ___________

Precipitation is....

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