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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are cooler ocean currents with decreased precipitation called?
a)
El Nino
b)
El Paso
c)
La Nina
d)
La Luna
2.
What kind of winds blow cold air from the poles and from the east?
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Sea Breeze
c)
Land Breeze
d)
Trade Wind
3.
What instrument measures rainfall?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
4.
Which clouds are considered precipitation clouds?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Cirrus
5.
What is caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface; also known as convection?
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Wind
c)
Temperature
d)
Humidity
6.
Which instrument measures air pressure?
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Barometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Hygrometer
7.
Which clouds appear on clear sunny days; cotton ball shaped?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Nimbus
8.
What are warmer ocean currents with increased precipitation called?
a)
La Nina
b)
La Grande
c)
El Paso
d)
El Nino
9.
What forms a boundary between warm and cold air and causes weather to change?
a)
Trade Wind
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Polar Easterlies
10.
What instrument measures how hot or cold the air is, the amount of heat energy something has and can be read using Fahrenheit or Celsius?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Hygrometer
11.
Which clouds look like a grey/white blanket and may possibly bring precipitation?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Cumulus
12.
Which winds blow warm air from the equator from the east?
a)
Ocean Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Trade Winds
d)
Jet Stream
13.
Which clouds are wispy and feather like and indicate a change in weather?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Stratus
14.
Which winds blow from the west and impact the United States and NC?
a)
Prevailing Westerlies
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Polar Easterlies
15.
Which instrument measures wind speed?
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Barometer
16.
Blows from the ocean to land.
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Trade Winds
d)
Sea/Ocean Breeze
17.
Meaures the amount of humidity in the air.
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Barometer
18.
Blows from the land to the ocean.
a)
El Nino
b)
Land Breeze
c)
La Nina
d)
Sea/Ocean Breeze
19.
What is the moisture in the air called; depends on the temperature as to whether or not there is precipitation?
a)
Temperature
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Humidity
d)
Wind
20.
Determines the direction the wind is blowing from.
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Rain Gauge
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Anemometer
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