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Weather Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front 
2.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front 
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
3.
Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow.  It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
4.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front 
5.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front 
6.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
7.

This weather tool measures wind speed

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

wind vane

8.

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

wind vane

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.
________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.
a)
dew
b)
clouds
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
11.
Where does a hurricane form?
a)
Over a cold body of water
b)
Over a warm body of water
c)
Over cold land
d)
Over warm land
12.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
13.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
14.
In what direction do winds always blow?
a)
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
b)
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
15.

What measures temperature?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

wind vane

16.
What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
17.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
18.
what kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
19.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
20.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
23.
The boundary  between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
24.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
25.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
26.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
27.

A rain gauge measures what?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Wind speed

c)

Amount of rainfall

d)

Rain direction

28.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
29.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
30.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
31.
A low pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Sunny 
b)
A clear sky
c)
Dry day
d)
Stormy or wet
32.

What type of clouds looks like feathery wisps and are in the upper altitudes?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

33.

What type of cloud looks like a gray blanket that lays low in the sky and often brings rain?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

34.

What is an unusual warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean called?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Jet Stream

35.

What is an unusual cooling of surface water in the Pacific Ocean called?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Jet Stream

36.

What is the warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the US called?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Jet Stream

37.

What is the air current in the upper atmosphere that flows from west to east called?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Jet Stream

38.

The average weather conditions over a period of many years is called what?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Seasons

d)

Hemisphere

39.

What season is it in Brazil (a country in the southern hemisphere) in the month of July?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

40.

What season is it in North Carolina (a state in the northern hemisphere) in the month of July?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter