Weather Unit Test Practice

During which stage of the water cycle do clouds form?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Which of the following IS NOT a form of precipitation

• rain

• sleet

• stratus

• hail

When water is heated up from the ground that is called

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

True of false: The water cycle NEVER stops

• True

• Fasle

A thermometer measures air temperature. What unit of measure does a thermometer use to measure

• Celsius/Fahrenheit

• Meters Per Seco

• Centimeter/Inches

This type of severe weather happens over warm water and has an eye when its formed

• tornadoes

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

If you see a "H" on a weather map (High pressure system) what type of weather will be happening

• raining weather

• Good/ fair weather

You look into the sky and see clouds that are thin and wispy. What type of clouds are they

• stratus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• cirrus clouds

While looking outside you notice some clouds in the sky that are big and puffy like cotton ball. What type of clouds are they

• stratus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• cirrus clouds

Earths Atmosphere is made mostly of which type of gas?

• Ntirogen

• Oxygen

• Argon