Weather quiz 4/21-4/27

_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

This weather tool measures wind speed 

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Humidity is the...

• Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
• Amount of Wind in the Air
• Amount of Precipitation in the Air
• Amount of Pressure in the Air

Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.

• run-off
• Greenhouse Effect
• convection current
• water cylce

What layer does weather occur in?

• mesosphere
• troposphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

Where is the ozone layer located?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

What measures temperature?

• barometer
• anemometer
• thermometer
• psychrometer

What does a rain gauge measure?

• a change in temperature

• a change in humidity

• wind speed

• the amount of rainfall

What is the temperature according to the thermometer?

• 70 degrees F
• 60 degrees F
• 70 degrees F
• 65 degrees F