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WorksheetsWeather 1
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is altitude?
a)
how much something weighs
b)
the distance above sea level
c)
how big something is
d)
how far away something is
2.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
Not sure
3.
What happens to the amount of oxygen molecules as altitude increases?
a)
fewer molecules
b)
more molecules
c)
same amount of molecules
d)
nothing happens to the molecules
4.
What is the Dew Point Temperature if the dry-bulb temperature on your sling psychrometer is 20ºC and the wet-bulb temperature is 15ºC?
a)
14ºC
b)
12ºC
c)
10ºC
d)
-18ºC
5.
If the dew point temperature is 20 °C and the relative humidity is 58 %, what is the dew point?
a)
5 degrees celsius
b)
12 degrees celsius
c)
15 degrees celsius
d)
38 degrees celsius
6.
Air has a dry-bulb temperature of 2 °C and a wet-bulb temperature of -2 °C, what is the relative humidity?
a)
11%
b)
20%
c)
36%
d)
67%
7.
Which weather instrument is useful in measuring relative humidity?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
wind vane
8.
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere compared to how much it could hold.
a)
Saturation
b)
Vaporicity
c)
Absolute Humidity
d)
Relative Humidity
9.
_____________ is the temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation.
a)
Humid point
b)
Temperature index
c)
Relative Humidity
d)
Dew Point
10.
If the air is "saturated", that means:
a)
the air is full of water
b)
the air is partially full of water
c)
it's amount of water vapor in the atmosphere right now
d)
how much liquid water it potentially can hold
11.
Which cylinder represents the highest relative humidity?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
12.
Which cylinder represents a relative humidity of approximately 50%?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
13.
If the wet bulb thermometer is equal to the dry bulb thermometer the relative humidity is
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
0%
14.
If the wet bulb thermometer is equal to the dry bulb thermometer the air is
a)
saturated.
b)
unsaturated.
c)
hot.
d)
cold.
15.
This device measures temperature.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anemometer
16.
This device measures air pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anemometer
17.
This device measures wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
wind vane
c)
psychrometer
d)
anemometer
18.
This device measures wind direction.
a)
barometer
b)
wind vane
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
anemometer
19.
What two factors effect air pressure?
a)
Temperature and elevation
b)
Temperature and humidity
c)
Humidity and elevation
d)
Humidity and precipitation
20.
Which of the following is considered a cooling process?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
21.
What is the process of water vapor changing to water called?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
22.
What is the humidity if the air has 10 mg of water and it could hold 100 mg of water vapor?
a)
1%
b)
10%
c)
20%
d)
100%
23.
What temperature scale has 32 degrees for freezing and 212 degrees for boiling?
a)
celsius
b)
farenheit
c)
kelvin
d)
mortimor
24.
The temperature today is 17 degrees Fahrenheit, what is it in Celsius?
F = (9/5 C) + 32
C = 5/9 (F-32)
F = (9/5 C) + 32
C = 5/9 (F-32)
a)
-8.3
b)
8.3
c)
62.6
d)
-62.6
25.
Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to be 5 degrees Celsius, what would it be in Fahrenheit?
F = (9/5 C) + 32
C = 5/9 (F-32)
F = (9/5 C) + 32
C = 5/9 (F-32)
a)
-15
b)
15
c)
14
d)
41
26.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
27.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
28.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
29.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
30.
Which layer of the atmosphere is actually the coldest?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
31.
You made a homemade barometer. You bring it down a mine shaft, what happens to the balloon on the top?
a)
goes up
b)
goes down
c)
stays the same
d)
no idea
32.
You made a homemade barometer. You bring it outside where it is much colder, what happens to the balloon on the top?
a)
goes up
b)
goes down
c)
stays the same
d)
no idea
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