WorksheetsMr. Moran's Weather Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
The day-to-day conditions of a specific place
climate
weather
cumulus
stratus
The average weather of a region over a long period of time
weather
climate
hygrometer
thermometer
A weather tool used to measure air pressure
thermometer
wind vane
hygrometer
barometer
type of pressure that usually means it will be cloudy, rainy, or windy
high pressure
low pressure
mid pressure
rain pressure
An instrument used to measure temperature
thermometer
anemometer
rain gauge
wind vane
Large bodies of air that move though the atmosphere and have the same temperature, moisture, and pressure
air mass
atmosphere
clouds
cumulus
Boundaries that separate warm air masses from cold air masses
alto stratus
nimbus
fronts
clouds
Type of front that pushes warm air up quickly and may cause thunderstorms or heavy rain
warm front
cold front
medium front
El Nino
a result from the condensation of water vapor on dust particles in the air
warm front
cold front
medium front
clouds
Puffy clouds that appear to rise up from a flat bottom
cirrus
cumulous
stratus
alto stratus
These clouds usually cover the whole sky and bring overcast, gray weather and produce gentle rain
stratus
nimbostratus
cumlulous
cumulonimbus
A stratus cloud that touches the ground
warm front
cold front
fog
alto stratus
This happens when clouds get full and heavy and water falls back to the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
Powerful winds that travel at high altitudes that influence precipitation and mark clouds boundaries between huge air masses
sea breeze
gulf stream
jet stream
land breeze
When warm air rises over the land and the air over the ocean sinks
jet stream
gulf stream
sea breeze
land breeze
An intense tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain
cumulonimbus
tornado
hurricane
warm front
a storm with lightning and thunder usually formed by a cumulonimbus clouds
El Nino
La Nina
warm front
thunderstorm
type of pressure that usually creates cool, dry air and clear skies
low
medium
high
heavy duty
instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation
anemometer
rain gauge
wind vane
hygrometer
A weather tool used to measure wind direction
wind vane
hygrometer
barometer
anemometer
An instrument used to measure the amount of humidity or water vapor in the air
wind vane
anemometer
hygrometer
rain gauge
A thin layer of mixed gases that covers the Earth. It also makes up the air we breathe
atmosphere
El Nino
La Nina
Stratus
type of front that pushes the cold air mass out and brings in warm, moist air and steady rain
warm
cold
stationary
occluded
Clouds in blanket like layers that cover the sky
alto cumulus
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
wispy and thin clouds that form at very high altitudes and made of ice crystals
cirrus
alto stratus
stratus
cumulous
Meaning "rain" or "rainy cloud" likely to bring precipitation like rain or snow
cirro-cumulus
alto
nimbus
cold front
These clouds are formed from cold fronts and often produce lightning and thunder
cumulous
stratus
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus
The process when the sun turns liquid into a gas called water vapor and rise into the sky
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
When the water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid and forms clouds
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
evaporation
