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WorksheetsWeather 1
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 44mins
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Class
Date
1.
What would be measured with the above weather tool?
a)
wind speed
b)
wind direction
c)
air pressure
d)
temperature
2.
________ A tool used to measure wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
wind sock
3.
_________ is a tool used to measure air pressure.
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
thermometer
d)
hygrometer
4.
The source for heating the Earth and circulating Earth’s atmosphere comes from the______________.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
earth
d)
ocean
5.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
6.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
7.
What is an area's expected weather over a long period of time called?
a)
weather
b)
geology
c)
humidity
d)
climate
8.
Where are the warmest climates located?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the North Pole
c)
near the South Pole
d)
in the Northern Hemisphere
9.
What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
thunderstorm
d)
cloud
10.
A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east
a)
Jet Stream
b)
doldrums
c)
equator
d)
polar easterlies
11.
an intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean
a)
doldrum
b)
jet stream
c)
gulf stream
d)
Greenhouse effect
12.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
13.
This is a large body of air which has the same temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
cold front
d)
warm front
14.
This Symbol is associated with a _____________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
15.
This picture represents the symbol for a __________________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
16.
measurement of the amount of moisture in the air
a)
humidity
b)
air mass
c)
front
d)
water
17.
What forms when water vapor cools and condenses on dust particles in the air
a)
clouds
b)
rain
c)
water vapor
d)
runoff
18.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
20.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
21.
Mark looks at the clouds in the sky and decides that he does not need to
take his umbrella with him today. Which clouds did Mark most likely see
in the sky?
take his umbrella with him today. Which clouds did Mark most likely see
in the sky?
a)
cirrus
b)
nimbostratus
c)
cumulonimbus
22.
Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
23.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
24.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
25.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
26.
A _____ is a person who studies the weather.
a)
meteorologist
b)
geologist
c)
weatherologist
d)
hydrologist
27.
Look like feathers, change the weather.
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
28.
fair weather, leave that sweater.
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
29.
There are three forms of precipitation: rain, snow and sleet.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
When a cumulus cloud grows into a thunderstorm, it is called a cumulonimbus cloud.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
This weather tool measures wind speed
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
32.
This weather tool is used to determine...
a)
Temperature
b)
Wind Vain
c)
Wind Direction
d)
Rainfall
33.
What's the temperature?
a)
It's cool.
b)
It's cold.
c)
It's hot.
d)
It's warm.
34.
Average weather conditions of a region year after year
a)
weather
b)
season
c)
cold front
d)
climate
35.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
36.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.
______________is associated with warm ocean water.
a)
La Nina
b)
cloud pressure
c)
El Nino
d)
stratus pressure
38.
____________ is the process of plants releasing water vapor.
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
perspiration
d)
condensation
39.
_________ is associated with cold ocean water.
a)
Josh
b)
El Nino
c)
thunderstorms
d)
La Nina
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