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WorksheetsWeather Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weather?
a)
weatherAtmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation at a specific place and time
b)
Events that create temperature
c)
Waves that carry breezes over the ocean
d)
Changes in cloud cover
2.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
3.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
4.
A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
5.
This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting
a)
hurricane
b)
thunderstorm
c)
tornado
d)
blizzard
6.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
7.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
8.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
9.
What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
severe storms
d)
hot
10.
The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the:
a)
dew point
b)
rain point
c)
wind point
d)
relative humidity
11.
Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?
a)
they are larger
b)
longer duration
c)
also associated with flooding and strong rains
d)
all of the rest
12.
These can be produced by thunderstorms
a)
stationary fronts
b)
tornadoes
c)
volcanoes
d)
tsunamis
13.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
14.
Which option pictured describes how rain is formed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
16.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
17.
This is the scale by which tornadoes are measured
a)
Fujita
b)
Ferrari
c)
Fermi
d)
Falling
18.
What heats the Earth's surface?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the ocean
d)
the sky
19.
This is Earth's blanket and is made up of many layers of gases.
a)
air mass
b)
air pressure
c)
atmosphere
d)
front
20.
This is the layer of Earth's atmosphere in which we live and in which weather happens.
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratusphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
21.
What happens to water vapor as it rises?
a)
It evaporates and disappears.
b)
It condenses and forms clouds.
c)
It travels great distances and precipitates.
d)
It stays hanging in the air and does nothing.
22.
This cloud brings steady rain.
a)
stratus clouds
b)
cirrus clouds
c)
cumulus clouds
d)
cumulonimbus clouds
23.
These clouds bring or indicate fair weather.
a)
stratus and cirrus clouds
b)
cirrus and cumulonimbus clouds
c)
stratus and cumulonimbus clouds
d)
cirrus and cumulus clouds
24.
This form of precipitation forms as ice crystals in clouds that are below freezing.
a)
rain
b)
sleet
c)
snow
d)
hail
25.
What does this weather instrument (shown here) measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
air pressure
c)
amount of fallen rain
d)
temperature
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