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WorksheetsWeather Instruments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which instrument tells you the direction from which the wind is blowing?
a)
compass
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
a compass and a wind vane
2.
If a rain gauge has 4 cm of precipitation before a storm and 7 cm after a storm, how much rain fell during the storm?
a)
7 cm
b)
4 cm
c)
3 cm
d)
11 cm
3.
What does this device show?
a)
a change in temperature
b)
a change in humidity
c)
wind speed
d)
the amount of rainfall
4.
If you observe thick, grey clouds, what type of weather can you expect to come?
a)
heavy rain
b)
a change in temperature
c)
heavy winds
d)
a snow storm
5.
If you observe stratus clouds, how would you describe them?
a)
puffy
b)
spread out like a blanket
c)
wispy and high in the sky
d)
low to the ground
6.
From which direction is the wind blowing in this picture?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
7.
If the sky is clear, how can you describe the weather in general?
a)
fair weather
b)
stormy weather
c)
changing weather
d)
not enough information
8.
If wind speeds pick up and you notice your thermometer changing rapidly, what type of weather can you expect?
a)
fair weather
b)
warmer weather with storms
c)
cooler weather with storms
d)
light rain
9.
What type of clouds tell us that the weather is changing in the next couple of days?
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
cumulonimbous
d)
stratus
10.
What type of clouds tell us that a thunderstorm is likely coming?
a)
fog
b)
cumulus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
d)
stratus clouds
11.
If there are puffy white clouds in the sky, what type of weather can we expect?
a)
some form of percipitation
b)
thunderstorms
c)
heavy showers
d)
sunny and fair
12.
Which part of the line do we read on a rain gauge where there is a curve in the water?
a)
The top of the curve
b)
the middle of the curve
c)
the bottom of the curve
d)
the closest whole number
13.
a)
70 degrees F
b)
65
c)
70
d)
65 degrees F
14.
What type of instrument measures the humidity in the air?
a)
hygrometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
15.
a)
10.6 cm
b)
between 10 and 11 cm
c)
10.5 cm
d)
10.4 cm
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