Quiz about Weather Science

Question 1

Which weather tool measures Humidity?

Accepted Answer

Hygrometer

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Wind Sock

Question 2

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Answer

Hygrometer

Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Thermometer

Question 3

Which weather tool measures Wind Speed?

Accepted Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Wind Sock

Answer

Weather Vane

Answer

Barometer

Question 4

The boundary where two or more air masses meet is called...

Accepted Answer

Front

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Anticyclone

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Air Mass

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Tornado

Question 5

A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture content throughout...

Accepted Answer

Air Mass

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Cyclone

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Front

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Anticyclone

Question 6

Relative Humidity is

Accepted Answer

What percent full the air is of water vapor.

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exactly how much water vapor there is in the air.

Question 7

How does a warm front form?

Accepted Answer

Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.

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Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

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Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses

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Two air masses meet and stay separated.

Question 8

What holds more water vapor?

Accepted Answer

Higher temperatures

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Lower temperatures

Question 9

What is the relationship between climate and weather?

Accepted Answer

Climate is the long-term average of weather.

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They are the same thing

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Weather is the long-term average of climate.

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They are unrelated

Question 10

A Rain shadow effect leaves that side of the mountain...

Accepted Answer

very dry

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green with lush vegetation

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filled with many different plants and animals

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freezing cold

Question 11

Trade Winds and Westerlies are examples of

Accepted Answer

Global Winds

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Local Winds

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Surface Currents

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Deep Currents

Question 12

What is a true distinction between a mountain breeze and a valley breeze?

Accepted Answer

Mountain breezes are daytime winds that blow downward into the valley

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Valley breezes are daytime winds that blow up the mountain slopes

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Valley breezes are nighttime winds that blow downward into the valley

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Mountain breezes are nighttime winds that blow up the mountain slope

Question 13

Which of these best explains how frontal boundaries can lead to severe storms?

Accepted Answer

Warm air is forced up rapidly by a cold air mass.

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Cold air flows down the side of a mountain away from the ocean.

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Cold air remains over an ocean for an extended period of time.

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Warm air rises slowly over a cold air mass.

Question 14

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

Accepted Answer

many days of cloudy wet weather

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Drizzly rain followed by clear weather.

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severe storms

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cold dry weather

Question 15

On a summer evening a barometer reading shows a gradual increase in air pressure. The humidity is 80%. The thermometer reading is slightly increasing. Based on these pieces of data, what type of weather should be expected for the next day?

Accepted Answer

clear and sunny

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cool and rainy

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rainy and windy

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cloudy and cold

Question 16

Describe what you see in the drawing at point "B."

Accepted Answer

The air moves poleward at a high altitude.

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The sun heats the air at the equator, followed by the hot air rising and moisture condensing.

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The dry air moves back to the equator, picking up a lot of moisture on the way.

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The air sinks around 30* latitude and is very dry.

Question 17

What is the BEST forecast for conditions on Wednesday?

Accepted Answer

Severe Storms

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Fair

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Cloudy

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Clear Skies.

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