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Weather Flexbook Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes weather?
a)
unequal heating of the Earth's surface
b)
the spinning of the Earth on it's axis
c)
the global wind patterns due to the Coriolis effect
d)
the decrease in temperature of the atmosphere as elevation increases in the troposhere
2.
What is humidity?
a)
the amount of water vapor in the air
b)
the temperature at which water vapor condenses
c)
the temperature at which water vapor evaporates
d)
a measure of the wind speed
3.
What is dew point?
a)
the amount of water vapor in the air
b)
the temperature at which water vapor condenses
c)
the temperature at which water vapor evaporates
d)
a measure of the wind speed
4.
What will happen if the relative humidity is 100% and the temperature begins falling?
a)
The air will be sticky and uncomfortable.
b)
Dew will form.
c)
Conditions are ideal for humans to experience hypothermia.
d)
The atmospheric pressure will fall and a storm is coming.
5.

Identify this cloud type.

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

6.

Identify this cloud type.

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

7.

Identify this cloud type.

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

8.

A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what?

a)

Front

b)

Air mass

c)

Cold front

d)

Warm front

9.
A wet and hot air mass would be a _?_.
a)
maritime tropical (mT)
b)
maritime polar (mP)
c)
continental polar (cP)
d)
continental tropical (cT)
10.
A dry and cold air mass would be _?_.
a)
maritime polar (mP)
b)
continental polar (cP)
c)
maritime tropical (mT)
d)
continental tropical (cT)
11.
A wet and cold air mass would be a...
a)
maritime polar (mP)
b)
continental polar (cP)
c)
maritime tropical (mT)
d)
continental tropical (cT)
12.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
13.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
14.

What happens in Tornado Alley to create so many tornados?

a)

The rate of condensation is higher than the rate of precipitation

b)

Warm air from Canada meets cold air from the Gulf of Mexico

c)

Cold, dry air from Canada meets warm dry air from the Gulf of Mexico

d)

Warm air in Texas clashes with even warmer air from the Gulf of Mexico

15.

Where do hurricanes get their energy?

a)

cold air

b)

dry air

c)

warm and moist air

d)

warm and dry air

16.
A low pressure system usually predicts we might have this weather.
a)
sunny 
b)
a clear sky
c)
dry day
d)
stormy or wet
17.

What instrument measures the humidity?

a)

anemometer

b)

rain gauge

c)

barometer

d)

hygrometer

18.

Which tool measures air pressure?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

hygrometer

19.

Which tool measures wind speed?

a)

anemometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

barometer

d)

wind vane

20.

The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?

a)

anemometer, wind vane, thermometer

b)

barometer, anemometer, wind vane

c)

thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer

d)

wind vane, satellite image, thermometer

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