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Weather Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clear conditions, barometer increase

a)

Low Pressure

b)

Cloudy Skies

c)

High Pressure

d)

Clear Skies

2.

White, puffy, fair weather clouds.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

3.

Measures the amount of precipitation.

a)

Barometer

b)

Aneometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Rain Gauge

4.

Measures air pressure; as it increases it brings clear weather, as it decreases it brings stormy weather.

a)

Humidity

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Wind

5.

Measured with anemometer, caused by differences in air pressure; the greater the difference the greater the speed.

a)

Wind Speed

b)

Air

c)

Humidity

d)

Closets

6.

Caused by the tilt of the earth, when hemisphere tilts toward the sun summer, when it tilts away winter. Opposite hemispheres have opposite... : Winds

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, trade winds; caused by uneven heating of earth's surface.

a)

Local Winds

b)

Global Winds

c)

Earth's Winds

d)

Atlantic Ocean Winds

8.

Low level clouds, fog, can bring rain (drizzle)

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

9.

Caused by temperatures over land and water changing, happens during the night.

a)

Local breeze

b)

Land breeze

c)

Global breeze

d)

Sea breeze

10.

Measures temperatures, if below 32 degrees F, it is freezing: Thermometer

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Causes temperature drop, brings stronger storms; cold air moves under warm air.

a)

Warm front

b)

Air front

c)

Cold front

d)

Snow front

12.

Mild temperatures; can be found around middle latitudes; hot in summer, cold in winter.

a)

Terrestial

b)

Temperate

c)

Decidous

d)

Grasslands

13.

Decreasing surface temperatures of the Pacific, can bring less precipitation and warmer winter to NC.

a)

El Nino

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Oceans

d)

La Nina

14.

Cloudy condition, barometer decrease

a)

High pressure

b)

Warm front

c)

Low pressure

d)

Cold front

15.

Causes air to be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

a)

Warm front

b)

Large body of water changes

c)

Large body of water affects climate

d)

Low pressure