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Weather Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How fast air moves from one place to another is...

a)

Wind Speed

b)

Air Pressure

c)

Wind Direction

d)

Humidity

2.

What type of cloud is higher up in the sky and featherlike?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

3.

What type of cloud is means there will be warmer, sunny weather?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

4.

What type of cloud is a fluffy cloud that appears to rise up from a flat bottom?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

5.

What type of cloud means stormy weather is coming?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

6.

What type of cloud forms in a blanket like layer?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

7.

What type of cloud means rainy weather is coming?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

8.

What type of tool is used to measure the air pressure?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Rain Gauge

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

9.

A tornado is...

a)

a winter stop with low temperatures, strong winds, heavy snowfall, and blowing snow

b)

a huge, strong storm that forms over the warm ocean

c)

a rotating column or air that touches the ground and causes damage with its high winds

10.

A hurricane is...

a)

a winter stop with low temperatures, strong winds, heavy snowfall, and blowing snow

b)

a huge, strong storm that forms over the warm ocean

c)

a rotating column or air that touches the ground and causes damage with its high winds

11.

A blizzard is...

a)

a winter stop with low temperatures, strong winds, heavy snowfall, and blowing snow

b)

a huge, strong storm that forms over the warm ocean

c)

a rotating column or air that touches the ground and causes damage with its high winds

12.

When bad weather is happening, the National Weather Service puts out warnings and watches.


What does a bad weather warning mean?

a)

Bad weather will occur in the next few minutes. Seek shelter!

b)

The conditions are right for bad weather to occur.

13.

When bad weather is happening, the National Weather Service puts out warnings and watches.


What does a bad weather watch mean?

a)

Bad weather will occur in the next few minutes. Seek shelter!

b)

The conditions are right for bad weather to occur.

14.

On a weather map, what does a sun mean?

a)

Stormy Weather

b)

Sunny Weather

c)

Partially Sunny Weather

d)

Partially Cloudy Weather

15.

On a weather map, what does a sun and a cloud mean?

a)

Stormy Weather

b)

Sunny Weather

c)

Mostly Sunny Weather

d)

Partially Cloudy Weather

16.

This is how hot or cold the air is.

a)

Air Pressure

b)

Precipitation

c)

Temperature

d)

Humidity

17.

Include all things that make up the weather?

a)

Temperature, Wind Speed/Direction, Precipitation, Humidity, Air Pressure

b)

Temperature, Wind Speed/Direction, Precipitation, Clouds, Air Pressure

c)

Temperature, Sun, Precipitation, Humidity, Air Pressure

d)

Temperature, Wind Speed/Direction, Rain, Clouds, Air Pressure

18.

How are the weather and seasons similar?

a)

Both have the same changes in temperature. Some are cold, some are warm.

b)

Both have the same changes in precipitation. There is rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

c)

Both have different temperatures, wind, precipitation, and humidity.

d)

Both have changes everyday in the weather.

19.

How are weather and the seasons different?

a)

Weather is how sunny it is, but seasons are the temperature.

b)

Weather changes day to day, but seasons changes from month to month.

c)

Weather is how cold or warm it is, but seasons are the types of precipitation.

d)

Weather is different types of precipitation, but seasons are how cold is is.

20.

Where do hurricanes form?

a)

Over deserts

b)

Over dry land

c)

Over ice sheets

d)

Over warm oceans