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WorksheetsWeather 2 Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wind vanes determine _________________.
a)
wind speed
b)
wind direction
c)
air pressure
d)
humidity
2.
What is the name of the instrument that measures air pressure?
a)
psychrometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
3.
What do anemometers measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
wind direction
c)
air pressure
d)
humidity
4.
What is the name of the instrument that measures the amount of precipitation?
a)
psychrometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
thermometer
5.
What does a sling psychrometer measure?
a)
air pressure
b)
temperature
c)
wind speed
d)
humidity
6.
Which of the following units would be used for air pressure?
a)
percent
b)
millibars
c)
Celsius
d)
Miles per hour
7.
Celsius and Fahrenheit are units used when measuring _________________.
a)
humidity
b)
temperature
c)
air pressure
d)
wind speed
8.
What type of clouds do tornadoes usually come from?
a)
nimbostratus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
9.
Which types of fronts are usually associated severe weather?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
10.
Storms occur when __________ differences cause rapid air movement.
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
pressure
d)
precipitation
11.
Which of the following air masses would be made of warm, dry air?
a)
Continental polar
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar
d)
Maritime tropical
12.
According to the map, which type of air mass would affect South Carolina the most?
a)
Continental polar
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar
d)
Maritime tropical
13.
What type of front does the diagram represent?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
14.
What kind of front does the diagram represent?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
15.
Which type of clouds may indicate an approaching warm front?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
horizontal
16.
Which types of clouds may thicken and produce long periods of rain?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
horizontal
17.
Lines on a map that show areas or equal temperature are called _____________.
a)
isobars
b)
isotherms
c)
fronts
d)
air masses
18.
Lines on a map that show areas of equal pressure are called _______________.
a)
isobars
b)
isotherms
c)
fronts
d)
air masses
19.
On the station model, 1010 refers to the ________________.
a)
wind speed
b)
humidity
c)
barometric pressure
d)
temperature
20.
On the station model, the wind direction would be ____________.
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
21.
What kind of weather would accompany a LOW pressure system?
a)
Windy
b)
Cold
c)
Fair, good
d)
Stormy, rainy
22.
What type of front is represented by the symbol?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
23.
What type of front is represented by the symbol?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
24.
Meteorologists use ___________ to observe cloud cover, rainfall, storm location or intensity and cloud movement.
a)
radar images
b)
satellite images
c)
weather maps
d)
station models
25.
Which type of air mass would be made of cold, moist air?
a)
Continental polar
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar
d)
Maritime tropical
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