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Clouds and Instruments

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I measure air pressure
a)
hygrometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
weather vane
2.
I measure wind speed
a)
weather vane
b)
anemometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
barometer
3.
I usually cover the sky (overcast). I blanket the sky. 
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
vertical developement
4.
I measure the direction of the wind.
a)
barometer
b)
hygrometer
c)
anemometer
d)
weather vane
5.
When rain comes from me, it lasts a long time. I produce a steady rain. You can sleep well when I give precipitation.
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
nimbostratus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
6.
I am made of ice crystals and I don't produce any precipitation.
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbus
7.
I am made of water droplets and dust or ice crystals and dust.
a)
water cycle
b)
condensation
c)
clouds
d)
high pressure
8.
I measure the amount of water vapor or moisture that is in the air.
a)
anemometer
b)
hygrometer
c)
barometer
d)
rain gauge
9.
All weather occurs here.
a)
troposphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
clouds
d)
wind
10.
I measure the amount of precipitation.
a)
weather vane
b)
barometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
rain gauge
11.
I measure the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
a)
rain gauge
b)
thermometer
12.
I make clouds grey and show that I am full of  water droplets / precipitation. 
a)
cumulus
b)
nimbus
c)
stratus
d)
cirrus
13.
I am a vertically developed cloud with an anvil top. There are updrafts and downdrafts inside and I can cause the following type of precipitation.
a)
rain
b)
sleet
c)
snow
d)
hail
14.
I bring stormy weather like lightning, thunder, rain, snow, sleet or hail. I can also bring high winds and help create hurricanes and tornadoes. 
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
clouds
d)
rotation of earth
15.
When the northern hemisphere is having summer, the southern hemisphere is having...
a)
spring
b)
winter
c)
summer
d)
fall
16.
I cause the seasons on earth
a)
troposphere / all weather
b)
rotation of the earth 
c)
title of the earth / angle of sun
d)
global winds / direction of earth
17.
How does air pressure move?
a)
because of winds
b)
high to low
c)
low to high
d)
sea level to high elevations
18.
What is the daily changes in the condition of the atmosphere? 
a)
climate
b)
winds and air pressure
c)
weather
d)
precipitation
19.
I bring heavy downpours that only last a short time
a)
cumulo-nimbus
b)
nimbostratus
c)
stratus
d)
cirrus