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WorksheetsWeather and Atmosphere Unit Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
2.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
3.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
4.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
5.
What does a Rain Gauge measure?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Wind speed
c)
Amount of rain fall
d)
Wind direction
6.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
7.
Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Barometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Hygrometer
8.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
9.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
10.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
11.
A low pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Sunny
b)
A clear sky
c)
Dry day
d)
Stormy or wet
12.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
13.
What type of front is this?
a)
Occluded
b)
stationary
c)
cold
d)
Warm
14.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
15.
What does this image represent?
a)
Cold front
b)
Red bulbous things
c)
Warm front
d)
Sarah Ju
16.
What does this image show?
a)
A flag banner
b)
Blue alligator teeth
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
17.
What does this image show?
a)
Hotness
b)
High altitude
c)
High pressure
d)
Hi five bro!
18.
What does this symbol show?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Low humitidy
d)
Longing for someone (strong feelings)
19.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
20.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
21.
A low pressure system is located over Georgia. What type of weather will they have?
a)
clear, sunny skies
b)
cloudy and rainy
22.
A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?
a)
clear, sunny skies
b)
cloudy and rainy
23.
This weather tool will help measure temperature degrees in Fahrenheit and Celsius
a)
Anemometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Weather Vane
d)
Barometer
24.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
25.
A violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
26.
A heavy storm that is accompanied by rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
27.
Damage caused by storm surge, which results in coastal flooding.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
28.
Damage can be caused by flying debris, downbursts, hail, lightning, and flash floods.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
29.
Damage is caused by flying debris.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
30.
Max wind speed 40 to 300 mph
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
31.
This tool is used to measure how fast the wind is moving.
a)
Anemometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Rain Gauge
32.
The measure of the amount of heat in the atmosphere.
a)
Thermometer
b)
Temperature
c)
Air Pressure
d)
Wind
33.
People who study the weather are known as this.
a)
Meteorologist
b)
Archeologist
c)
Teacher
d)
Wind
34.
The weight of the air.
a)
Wind
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Precipitation
d)
Barometer
35.
The weather tool that measures how much precipitation falls.
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Weather Vane
c)
Anemometer
d)
Barometer
36.
The movement of air
a)
Wind
b)
Precipitation
c)
Front
d)
Air Pressure
37.
The condition of the atmosphere at any time and place.
a)
Weather
b)
Front
c)
Wind
d)
Precipitation
38.
Rain, sleet, hail, and snow are examples of...
a)
Wind
b)
Front
c)
Air Mass
d)
Precipitation
39.
A boundary between air masses of different temperatures and humidity; there can be a cold and warm one.
a)
Front
b)
Weather
c)
Air Pressure
d)
Wind
40.
This tool measures how high or low the air pressure is.
a)
Barometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Anemometer
41.
This tool measures how hot or cold it is outside.
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Temperature
d)
Anemometer
42.
low gray clouds forms in layers, sometimes fog that brings rain or snow
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
43.
fluffy, white clouds, usually with flat bottoms, that look like rounded piles of cotton
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
44.
wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
45.
a large, anvil shaped cloud that typically brings thunderstorms
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
cumulonimbus
46.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
47.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
48.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
49.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
50.
Clouds are formed when warm air rises, cools, and the droplets stick together.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Warm air usually rises while cold air usually sinks.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Sleet forms with thunderstorms.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
The air temperature must be freezing or close to freezing for snow or sleet to form.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
If a low pressure system were to move over our school today, we would experience clear, dry conditions.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Where is it raining?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Miami
d)
Seattle
56.
Where is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
New York
c)
Denver
d)
Dallas
57.
Where is closest to a Low pressure system?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
New York
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Atlanta
58.
What city can expect cooler weather the next day?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
New York
c)
Boise
d)
Denver
59.
What city has partly cloudy skies?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
New York
c)
Boise
d)
Chicago
60.
What city can expect warmer weather tomorrow?
a)
Minneapolis
b)
New York
c)
Boise
d)
Chicago
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