Quiz about Weather Data

Question 1

What is this instrument?

Accepted Answer

Rain gauge

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Barometer

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Anenometer

Answer

Thermometer

Question 2

What are four common tools used to measure weather conditions?

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Accepted Answer

Anemometer

Accepted Answer

Rain gauge

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Forecast

Question 3

What is this instrument?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Rain gauge

Answer

Anenometer

Question 4

What is this instrument?

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Answer

Rain gauge

Answer

Anenometer

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Thermometer

Question 5

What is this instrument?

Accepted Answer

Anenometer

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Barometer

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Rain gauge

Answer

Thermometer

Question 6

Which of the following instruments measure the air pressure?

Accepted Answer

Barometer

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Thermometer

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Rain gauge

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Anenometer

Question 7

Which of the following instruments measure the air temperature?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

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Barometer

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Rain gauge

Answer

Anenometer

Question 8

Which of the following instruments measure the wind speed?

Accepted Answer

Anenometer

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Barometer

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Thermometer

Answer

Rain gauge

Question 9

Which of the following instruments measure the rainfall?

Accepted Answer

Rain gauge

Answer

Barometer

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Thermometer

Answer

Anenometer

Question 10

What are three tools meteorologists use to look for weather patterns and forecast weather?

Accepted Answer

Satellites

Accepted Answer

Radar

Accepted Answer

Weather maps

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Rainfall

Question 11

The table shows some weather data collected over a five-day period. What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

Accepted Answer

Rain came along with lower temperatures.

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There was more rain on the warmer days.

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There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

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Temperature increased during the week.

Question 12

Students measured the rainfall outside their classroom for five days and recorded their observations. The greatest increase in the amount of rainfall was between -

Accepted Answer

June 12 and June 13

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June 11 and June 12

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June 10 and June 11

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June 13 and June 14

Question 13

What could the title of this table be?

Accepted Answer

Weather Report for Old Dime Box, TX

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Climate Report for Old Dime Box, TX

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Average Temperatures for Old Dime Box, TX

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Precipitation Report for Old Dime Box, TX

Question 14

Students at an elementary school set up a weather station in 1985. The fifth grade classes have been responsible for measuring and recording the daily temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and cloud cover every year.

Which characteristic of the area would students be able to describe only after 30 or more years?

Accepted Answer

Climate

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Weather

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Atmospheric disturbances

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Earthquakes

Question 15

What question could students answer after reading this map?

Accepted Answer

What is the climate for the majority of the U.S.?

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What is the temperature in Alaska?

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What is the difference in population of the Northern hemisphere compared to the Southern hemisphere?

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Which city has the most rainfall for the month of September?

Question 16

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

Accepted Answer

Dallas

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Seattle

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Minneapolis

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Chicago

Question 17

Near which two cities are the low pressure systems located?

Accepted Answer

Chicago & Seattle

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Seattle & San Francisco

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Dallas & Houston

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Chicago & Nashville

Question 18

Which of the following instruments is used to measure humidity in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

B) Hygrometer

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A) Barometer

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C) Anemometer

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D) Thermometer

Question 19

What type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms and heavy rain?

Accepted Answer

B) Cumulonimbus

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A) Cirrus

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C) Stratus

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D) Altostratus

Question 20

Which of the following is a primary factor in determining wind speed and direction?

Accepted Answer

A) Temperature gradient

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B) Humidity levels

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C) Cloud cover

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D) Precipitation

Question 21

What is the main purpose of a weather radar?

Accepted Answer

B) To detect precipitation

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A) To measure temperature

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C) To record wind speed

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D) To analyze humidity

Question 22

Which of the following best describes the term 'dew point'?

Accepted Answer

A) The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture

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B) The amount of rainfall in a specific area

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C) The speed of wind at a given time

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D) The average temperature over a year

Weather Data

25 questions

What is this instrument?

What are four common tools used to measure weather conditions?

What is this instrument?

What is this instrument?

What is this instrument?

Which of the following instruments measure the air pressure?

Which of the following instruments measure the air temperature?

Which of the following instruments measure the wind speed?

Which of the following instruments measure the rainfall?

What are three tools meteorologists use to look for weather patterns and forecast weather?

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