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Weather Test Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What instrument measures air pressure?
a)
barometer
b)
hydrometer 
c)
rain gauge
d)
anemometer 
2.
What instrument measures wind speed?
a)
thermometer 
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
anemometer 
3.
What instrument measures the humidity?
a)
anemometer
b)
rain gauge 
c)
barometer
d)
hydrometer 
4.

Which unit does a hygrometer measure in?

a)

North

b)

g/ m2

c)

inches

d)

knots

5.

Which unit does a barometer measure in?

a)

mb (millibar)

b)

knots

c)

inches

d)

g/m2

6.
In which layer of the atmosphere do we live and weather occurs?
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
7.

As you increase altitude (go up) in the troposphere what happens to the temperature?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It never changes

8.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
9.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
10.

Where are the hurricanes the strongest at?

a)

Land

b)

Warm ocean water

c)

Cold ocean water

d)

Near the North Pole

11.

This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.

a)

Thermosphere and Exosphere

b)

Stratosphere and Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere only

d)

Thermosphere only

12.
Dew drops seen in the leaves of some plants in the morning. This is an example of__________.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
13.
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
14.

Tornadoes form from which of these cloud types?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

15.

Which season are you most likely to see hurricanes and tornadoes?

a)

Spring only

b)

Fall and Winter

c)

Spring and Summer

d)

Winter only

16.

Molecular move the slowest when temperature ____________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases