Weather Review

What cloud type is wispy, high in the sky, and brings fair weather?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

What cloud type is puffy, white clouds associated with fair weather?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

What cloud type lays like a blanket across the sky and brings rain?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

Which weather instrument measures wind speed?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• rain gauge

Which weather tool measures the amount of precipitation?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• rain gauge

What weather instrument measures wind direction?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

• rain gauge

What layer of Earth's atmosphere is closet to Earth and where weather takes place?

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

What gas makes up 70% of Earth's atmosphere?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• helium

• nitrogen

Which weather term describes rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• precipitation

• temperature

• wind speed

• evaporation

What type of storm causes the most flooding and is near the coastline?

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• blizzard