Weather Patterns Quiz Section A

Which of these tools would you use to measure wind speed?

• rain guage

• thermometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer

At what stage of the water cycle does some precipitation seep (filter) into the ground?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• storage

The movement of water from Earth´s surface into the air and back again is the -

• precipitation.

• the water cycle.

• severe weather.

• rain.

The sun´s warmth causes water on Earth´s surface to-

• form clouds.

• evaporate.

• precipitate.

• condensate.

____________is when water falsl to Earth, flows over land, and collects in streams, lakes and oceans.

• Runoff

• Ttranspiration

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

Weather includes 4 characteristics:

1) the kind of clouds in the sky

2) the amount of water in the air

3) how the wind is blowing

4) ?

Choose the fourth characteristic

• temperature of the air

• speed of the wind

• severe weather

• water cycle

Clouds are made of water or ice particles in the air.

• True

• False

Tool weather that measures the amount of precipitation.

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• anemometer

• barometer

____________ is the blanket of air that surrounds Earth.

• Rain

• Equator

• Atmosphere

• Wind

Weather tool that determines wind direction.

• anemometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• hygrometer