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What is the main reason why we have four different seasons?

• Earth’s rotation around the sun

• Earth’s tilt on its axis

• Earth’s rotation around its axis

• Earth’s rotation around the moon.

Which of the following is not a device for measuring wind direction?

• Weather Vane

• Beaufort scale

• Windsock

• Anemometer

Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are examples of precipitation. What shape do snowflakes typically take?

• Round

• Pyramid

• Flat

• Jagged-edged Dodecagon

The distance between sea level and where you are is your elevation. The greater your elevation, the less air there is above you. What is Toronto's elevation?

• 251 ft.

• 587 ft.

• 176 m.

• 1000 ft.

Winds are named after the direction from which they blow. So, Northeasterly winds blow from the northeast.

• True

• False

An anemometer is used to measure wind speed. The word anemometer comes from the Greek word anemos meaning ‘wind’ and metron meaning ‘measure.’

• True

• False

The Beaufort Wind Scale is based upon descriptions of how the sail on a ship moves in different winds.

• True

• False

Which of the following are layers of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Endosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Stradlesphere

Label the following:

a

b

c

d

e

Gale

Fresh Breeze

Hurricane

Calm

Storm

Identify the different cloud types:

d

e

c

a

b

Cumulonimbus

Ac

Cirrostratus

St

Nimbostratus