Quiz about Weather: Tools, Precipitation & Differences

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rain Gauge

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Barometer

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Wind Vane

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Precipitation

Question 2

What does a barometer measure?

Accepted Answer

measures high and low pressure in the air

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measures humidity in the air

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measures speed of the wind

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measures the amount of rain that has fallen

Question 3

The scale on a thermometer may be ___________

Accepted Answer

Celsius, Fahrenheit, or both

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Heat

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Inches

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Grams

Question 4

Humidity is the...

Accepted Answer

Amount of Water Vapor in the Air

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Amount of Wind in the Air

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Amount of Precipitation in the Air

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Amount of Pressure in the Air

Question 5

What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Sunny weather

Question 6

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Sunny weather

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Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Question 7

The average patterns of weather over long periods of time is ________.

Accepted Answer

climate

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weather

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meteorology

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anemometer

Question 8

What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

Accepted Answer

Rain

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Hail

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Sleet

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Snow

Question 9

For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?

Accepted Answer

Freezing

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Above 0 degrees celsius

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Below 0 degrees celsius

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Warmer at the ground than high in the air

Question 10

True or False: Hail is formed by water falling from a cloud and freezing on the way to the ground.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 11

Two major factors used to identify climate are?

Accepted Answer

temperature and precipitation

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longitude and latitude

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lattitude and temperature

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layers in the atmosphere

Question 12

What type of cloud is this?

Accepted Answer

Cumulus

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Stratus

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Cirrus

Question 13

The places near the ___ have a very high temperature.

Accepted Answer

equator

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poles

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oceans

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land

Question 14

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

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Stormy

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Sunny

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Calm

Question 15

High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

Accepted Answer

clear and dry

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cloudy and wet

Question 16

Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?

Accepted Answer

City Z

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City W

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City X

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City Y

Question 17

Which weather condition will most likely occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling?

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rainy

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dry

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cold

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sunny

Question 18

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

Accepted Answer

sunny

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stormy

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snowy

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hot

Question 19

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

Accepted Answer

cooler

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warmer

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drier

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wetter

Question 20

Which has the coldest climate on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tundra

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Swamp

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Grasslands

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Freshwater

Question 21

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

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warm and wet

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cold and wet

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warm and dry

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cold and dry

Question 22

Deer, squirrels, and rabbits live in this cool climate:

Accepted Answer

Temperate Forest

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Tropical Rainforest

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Savannah

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Mountainous Forest

Question 23

This has the earth's driest climate and can be hot or cold.

Accepted Answer

Desert

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Savannah

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Prairie

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Tundra

Question 24

This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it.

Accepted Answer

Cumulonimbus

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Cumulus

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Cirrus

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Stratus

Question 25

A cold front forms when a mass of cold air moves under warm air. As a cold front passes over an area, the air pressure drops and the area becomes a low-pressure zone. Which type of weather are you most likely to see when a cold front passes over an area?

Accepted Answer

thunderstorms

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clear skies

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light winds

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short showers

Question 26

Which answer correctly explains the difference between sleet and hail?

Accepted Answer

Sleet is smaller than hail and usually falls in the winter, while hail usually falls in the summer

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Sleet is usually part of a thunderstorm, and hail comes from thin layers of rain clouds

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Sleet and hail are the same except that sleet usually falls in summer and hail usually falls in winter

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Sleet is snow that forms as it falls through cold air, and hail is rain that freezes when it hits the ground.

Question 27

Which answer choice correctly lists environments from most dry to least dry?

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desert, tundra, grassland, rainforest

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grassland, rainforest, desert, tundra

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tundra, rainforest, grassland, desert

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rainforest, grassland, tundra, desert

Question 28

Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in snow?

Accepted Answer

freezing temperature, heavy clouds, high humidity

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warm temperature, light winds, low humidity

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low humidity, freezing temperature, light clouds

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freezing temperature, light clouds, heavy wind

Question 29

A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?

Accepted Answer

very little precipitation

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very cold temperatures

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high humidity

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high heat

Question 30

Swamps and rain forests both can have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?

Accepted Answer

high amounts of precipitation

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high elevations

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low number of living things

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low temperatures

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