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WorksheetsWeather Prediction
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This weather tool is used to measure...
a)
Rainfall
b)
Wind Direction
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Temperature
2.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
3.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
4.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
5.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
6.
This type of severe weather involves winds over 119mph, and forms over water.
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Blizzard
d)
Thunderstorm
7.
What type of weather would you predict for Columbia, SC based on this weather map?
a)
Cooler and potential for storms
b)
Warm and clear
c)
Consistently hot and sunny
d)
Record highs
8.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
9.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
10.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
11.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
12.
When a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass up and results in heavy rain, thunderstorms, and snow.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
tornado
13.
When a warm air mass stretches over and pushes out a cold air mass and could result in stratus clouds, light rain and light snow.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
hurricane
14.
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet and neither is strong enough to replace the other
a)
stationary front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
hurricane
15.
The edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air is called a __________.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
thunderstorm
d)
cloud
16.
What is a large body of air of the same temperature and humidity?
a)
air mass
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
meteorologist
17.
What is a meteorologist?
a)
A type of cloud.
b)
A weather instrument.
c)
A scientist who studies weather.
d)
A person who likes weather.
18.
What is a front?
a)
A weather instrument.
b)
The line where two air masses meet.
c)
A type of cloud.
d)
A tool that meteorologists use.
19.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
20.
A low pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Sunny
b)
A clear sky
c)
Dry day
d)
Stormy or wet
21.
This tool measures the wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
my dog when he sticks his head out the window
22.
What pushes weather from place to place?
a)
magic
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
clouds
23.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
24.
the force caused by the weight of the air above us
a)
air pressure
b)
air mass
c)
warm front
d)
isobar
25.
Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?
a)
wind vane
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
hydrometer
26.
What kind of pressure predicts clear weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
27.
Warm air is _________ than cold air.
a)
denser
b)
lighter
c)
happier
d)
better
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