WorksheetsWeather Quiz part 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sometimes a cloud may form at or near the ground when the ground cools at night after a warm humid day. This cloud is known as _______.
a)
fog
b)
nimbostratus
c)
dew
d)
altostratus
2.
Along a warm front, the warmer, less dense air ______.
a)
is pushed away by cold air
b)
rises over the colder air
c)
cannot move the cold air
d)
is trapped by the land
3.
Low, gray, layered clouds that cover the sky and bring steady rain are _____.
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulonimbus
d)
nimbostratus
4.
What must the relative humidity be if it is foggy outside?
a)
0 percent
b)
50 percent
c)
90 percent
d)
100 percent
5.
How do rain droplets form?
a)
evaporation of water vapor
b)
condensation of water vapor
c)
transpiration of water vapor
d)
respiration of water vapor
6.
Certain storms form over water near the equator,moist air rises quickly over the ocean, causing a strong, whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains. This type of storm is known as a ______.
a)
tornado
b)
earthquake
c)
hurricane
d)
thunderstorm
7.
What do you call a spinning, funnel-shaped cloud with high winds when it touches the ground?
a)
thunderstorm
b)
high-pressure area
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
8.
When a meterologist reports that the relative humidity is 60%, the instrument used to get the data for that weather condition is a ______.
a)
sling psychrometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
anemometer
9.
Paxton wants to measure the amount of rain tht falls in his backyard during a thunderstorm. Which instrument should he use?
a)
radar
b)
thermometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
10.
This instrument is used to measure _______.
a)
wind speed
b)
wind direction
c)
temperature
d)
air pressure
11.
What kind of weather usually occurs at the boundary of two unequal air masses?
a)
clear
b)
hot
c)
rain
d)
dry
12.
Which statement most accurately describes a hurricane?
a)
often develops when cool air collides with warm moist air
b)
a low pressure system with high winds that form over tropical water
c)
a very violent windstorm that forms over dry land
d)
high winds and heavy amounts of snow
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