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Describing Weather Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Weather is . . .

a)

Short Term

b)

Long Term

c)

Certain Place

d)

Certain Time

2.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
3.
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
4.
________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.
a)
dew
b)
clouds
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
5.
Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.
a)
run-off
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
convection current
d)
water cylce
6.
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
7.
What layer does weather occur in?
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
8.
What measures temperature?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
9.

What type of cloud looks like cotton, fluffy and piled up, about 2,000 - 6,000 m in the air?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

10.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
11.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
14.

Mark looks at the clouds in the sky and decides that he does not need to take his umbrella with him today. Which clouds did Mark most likely see in the sky?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

15.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
16.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
17.
This wind vane is pointing East. From which direction is the wind blowing?
a)
from the north
b)
from the south
c)
from the east
d)
from the west
18.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
19.

Humidity is measured in

a)

Degrees

b)

Grams per cubed meters

c)

Meters

d)

Degrees per gram

20.

If the temperature is ___________ zero degrees, dew forms. If the temperature is ___________ zero degrees, ice crystals, or frost, form.

a)

above; below

b)

below;above

21.

Relative humidity is measured using a

a)

Thermometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Psychrometer

d)

Barometer

22.

As altitude increases, air pressure _________________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains the same

23.

Altitude and Air have a _______________ relationship.

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

24.

This type of cloud is found on Earth's surface and reduces visibility.

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Fog

25.

Which type of precipitation begins falling a frozen solid, melts in the warm layer, then refreezes before reaching Earth's surface?

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

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