Weather, climate, tools and clouds

On a hot summer day, cumulus clouds grow taller and darker. Which type of weather will most likely occur?

• clear skies

• a hurricane

• a thunderstorm

• several snowy days

In the winter, the air pressure has been decreasing over several days. Which weather will most likely occur?

• clear skies and hot temperatures

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• cloudy skies and heavy thunderstorms

• cloudy skies and heavy snow storms

If I notice large, tall, dark and puffy clouds, these are...

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

These types of clouds look like puffy cotton balls with flat bottoms

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

You notice a high-pressure system in the weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Which type of weather conditions are most likely for those two days?

• clear and sunny

• cold and stormy

• cloudy and rainy

• warm and stormy

What tool is best used to measure the amount of humidity in the air?

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer

North Carolina has not had more than 4 inches of snow for the past decade. This describes North Carolina's ________.

• climate

• weather

Thin, whispy clouds that look like milk mustaches from cereal are called

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

The high temperature tomorrow will be 54 degrees and the low temperature will be 31 degrees. This describes the _____.

• weather

• climate

If it is spring in North America, then the Southern Hemisphere will be experiencing

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring