FOSS Water and Weather Investigation 1 - What is weather?

Who is the person that studies the causes of weather and tries to make predictions? 

• meteorologist
• weatherologist
• precipologist
• deanerologist

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Which is NOT considered to be severe weather?

• hurricane
• tornado
• hail
• snow

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The scientific study of the atmosphere including weather and climate is:

• Weather

• Meteorology

• Astrology

• Climatology

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A type of water, like rain, sleet, or hail, that falls to the Earth’s surface is:

• meteor

• precipitation

• vapor

• precipitate

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

• temperature

• weather

• meteorology

• thermometer

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The condition of the air around us at one time in one place.

• weather

• blizzard

• meteorology

• forecast

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Temperature is measured in which units?

• Degrees Celsius/Farenheit

• Hg

• Mb

• Percentage

The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

• precipitation

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What is a prediction about what kind of weather to expect?

• meteorology

• forecast

• weather

• seasons

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What do we call weather that is dangerous or causes damage?

• severe weather

• cautionary

• a tornado

• compressed

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