Quiz about Weather Tools

Question 1

What is the function of a barometer?

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Used to measure atmospheric (air) pressure

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

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Used to determine wind direction and general wind speed.

Question 2

What is the function of a rain gauge?

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

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Used to measure atmospheric (air) pressure

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to determine wind direction and general wind speed.

Question 3

What is the function of a wind sock?

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Used to determine wind direction and general wind speed.

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Used to measure atmospheric (air) pressure

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

Question 4

What is the function of a sling psychrometer?

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

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Used to measure atmospheric (air) pressure

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to determine wind direction and general wind speed.

Question 5

What is the function of an anemometer?

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Used to measure wind speed.

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

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Used to determine wind direction and general wind speed.

Question 6

What is the function of a thermometer?

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Measures the temperature to determine movement of air masses

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Used to measure wind speed.

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Used to measure humidity

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Used to measure the amount of precipitation in an area

Question 7

Which tool is a barometer?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

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E.

Question 8

Which tool is a rain gauge?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

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E.

Question 9

Which tool is an anemometer?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

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E.

Question 10

Which tool is an psychrometer?

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Option E is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 11

Which tool is a thermometer?

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Option E is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 12

Which tool is a wind sock?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

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E.

Question 13

Name of the scientist that studies weather:

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Meteorologist

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Chemist

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Biologist

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Geologist

Question 14

Where are wind socks commonly found?

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at airports

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at car dealerships

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at homes

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at schools

Question 15

What is relative humidity?

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Comparing the amount of moisture in the air

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Collecting rain water to see how much it rains

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If the sock is at 90 degrees, the wind is a high speed.

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When you count the amount of times the tool spins to calculate wind speed

Question 16

How would you find the relative humidity?

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Subtract the different temperatures from the dry and wet bulbs

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Add the different temperatures from the dry and wet bulbs

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Look at the thermometer to see where it ends up

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Look at the gauge to see how much precipitation entered.

Question 17

How is wind speed calculated?

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By counting how many times the anemometer spins in one minute

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By looking at the wind sock - if it is 90 degrees, the wind speed is high.

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By spinning the psychrometer to measure the difference between the dry and wet bulbs)

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By looking at the barometer to see if its "rainy" or "fair"

Question 18

What would be the wind speed if the anemometer spins 60 times in one minute, what would the wind speed be?

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6 mph

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2 mph

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3 mph

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60 mph

Question 19

What type of pressure is associated with cold air masses?

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High Pressure (due to molecules being close together)

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Low Pressure (due to molecules being further apart and move faster)

Question 20

What type of pressure is associated with warm air masses?

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Low Pressure (due to molecules being further apart and move faster)

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High Pressure (due to molecules being close together)

Question 21

What is air pressure?

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the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth

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the difference in weather temperatures

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air crushing an object

Question 22

High Pressure is when molecules are...

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larger number of molecules are closer together (associated with cold air mass)

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molecules are further apart and move faster (associated with warm air mass)

Question 23

Low Pressure is when molecules are...

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molecules are further apart and move faster (associated with warm air mass)

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larger number of molecules are closer together (associated with cold air mass)

Question 24

Which would be more dense

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Cold air (high pressure)

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Warm air (low pressure)

Question 25

Which would be less dense

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Warm air (low pressure)

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Cold air (high pressure)

Question 26

Which symbol would represent High Pressure?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 27

Which symbol would represent Low Pressure?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 28

Why are rain gauges not always reliable?

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Precipitation cannot be measured due to winds, freezing temperatures, and droplets that can collect on the sides

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Precipitation cannot be measured due to the gauges being blocked

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Precipitation cannot be measured due to the difficulty of reading numbers in centimeters

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Precipitation cannot be measured if there are droughts

Question 29

If a wind sock is hanging close to the pole, what would that mean?

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Wind speed is not blowing very hard.

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Wind speed is quite high

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Wind speed is at a medium speed

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