Weather Quiz

What does a thermometer measure?

• air pressure

• precipitation

• wind speed

• temperature

Which front causes clouds and light rain? It also causes rising temperatures.

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

• none of the above

Which system brings fair weather?

• Low Pressure System

• High Pressure System

What weather instrument measures air pressure?

• thermometer

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

This front causes thunderstorms and for temperatures to drop.

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

• None of the above.

This is a high altitude cloud with a feather like shape made of ice crystals.

• cumulus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• stratus cloud

• nimbus cloud

What type of cloud is shown in the picture?

• cumulus cloud

• stratus cloud

• nimbus cloud

• cirrus cloud

What is the AVERAGE type of weather that occurs in a place over a period of time called?

• climate

• weather

Which type of cloud brings light, drizzling rain?

• stratus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• cumulus cloud

• nimbus cloud

What weather instrument measures the amount of rain that falls?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge