Weather and Climate Test Review

A tool used to measure temperature is called a _____.

• wind sock

• wind vane

• thermometer

• anemometer

An ______ is a tool that is used to measure the speed of the wind.

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind sock

A _____ _____ is a tool that shows relative wind speed and direction.

• hygrometer

• rain gauge

• wind sock

• wind vane

A _____ _____ is an instrument that measures how much preciptation falls from the sky in a certain area during a certain period of time.

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• wind vane

• wind sock

A tool that points to the direction the wind is coming from is a _____ _____.

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• wind sock

• thermometer

A tool that measures air pressure is a _____.

• hygrometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

A tool that measures relative humidity, or the amount of moisture in the air, is a _____.

• anemometer

• thermometer

• hygrometer

• barometer

Clouds that are low, layered, smooth, and are known as bad-weather clouds are called _____.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

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Clouds that are high, thin, wispy, and are often known as fair-weather clouds are called _____.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

Clouds that are large, fluffy clouds that look like cotton balls are called _____.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus