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WorksheetsWeather Fronts, Weather Tools, and Weather Maps
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity?
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
low pressure system
d)
storm
2.
Which term describes the boundary between two air masses?
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
low pressure system
d)
storm
3.
The pressure system that brings fair weather, clear skies, and has winds that circulate in a clockwise direction are called what?
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
4.
What is the name of the scientist that studies the atmosphere and predicts weather?
a)
weatherologist
b)
atmospherologist
c)
meteorologist
5.
The picture at the right shows warm air moving in and sliding over a cold air mass. This can cause long periods of precipitation and warmer temperatures. What is the name of this front.?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
6.
Which front is described as- cold air moving in and pushing warm air up, can cause cooler temperatures, and thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
7.
What are the characteristics of a stationary front?
a)
warm air mass next to a cold air mass, but
neither moves
b)
cold air mass sliding over a warm air mass
c)
warm air moving in and sliding over a cold air
mass
d)
cold air moves in and pushes warm air up
8.
Choose the front that fits the following description: warm air gets pushed off of the ground between cold and cool air and can cause long periods of precipitation.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
9.
Name the storm that is low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water.
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
10.
What storm has very low pressure and a funnel shaped cloud that extends from a storm cloud called?
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
11.
High winds, lightning, thunder and heavy rain in a cumulonimbus cloud describes a ____.
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
12.
Name the pressure system that has clouds, wind, storms and that the wind circulates counterclockwise.
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
13.
tool that measures wind direction (points where wind comes from)
a)
barometer
b)
station model
c)
wind vane
14.
tool that measures temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
a)
barometer
b)
rain gauge
c)
thermometer
15.
tool made of a wet and dry thermometer that measures relative humidity and requires a table to interpret the two temperatures
a)
radar
b)
sling psychrometer
c)
station model
16.
tool to measure air pressure in millibars (mb) or inches of mercury (inHg)
a)
radar
b)
rain gauge
c)
barometer
d)
wind vance
17.
images used to see cloud patterns or movement
a)
radar
b)
satellite
c)
isotherm
d)
rain gauge
18.
tool used for measuring precipitation in inches or centimeters
a)
thermometer
b)
rain gauge
c)
anemometer
d)
wind vane
19.
images used to detect cloud cover, rainfall, storm intensity and movement
a)
satellite
b)
radar
c)
station model
20.
symbols used to show weather conditions at a location(cloud cover, temperature, wind direction and speed, precipitation, air pressure)
a)
radar
b)
satellite
c)
wind vane
d)
station model
21.
tool to measure wind speed in miles per hour
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
22.
A line that connects places of equal air pressure on a weather map is called ___.
a)
thermometer
b)
isobar
c)
isotherm
d)
relative humidity
23.
What is the term for how full of water vapor the air is?
a)
relative humidity
b)
isobar
c)
isotherm
24.
What is a line that connects places of equal temperature on a weather map called?
a)
isobar
b)
isotherm
c)
relative humidity
25.
What causes storms?
a)
The amount of water
b)
differences in pressure causing strong winds
c)
large body of air with the same temperature
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