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Weather Factors

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Meteorologist?

a)

Scientist who studies rocks

b)

Scientist who studies diseases

c)

Scientist who studies the causes of weather

d)

Scientist who studies the Earth

2.

Instrument used to measure precipitation

a)

wind vane

b)

rain bucket

c)

pyschrometer

d)

rain guage

3.

3 main types of clouds

a)

cirrostratus, cirrus, stratus

b)

cirrus, stratus, cumulus

c)

altocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus

d)

nimbostratus, cirrus, stratus

4.

Humidity

a)

Amount of moisture in the air

b)

Weather that is dangerous

c)

Study of Earth's weather

d)

Form of water that falls from the clouds

5.

Instrument used for measuring air pressure

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

pyschrometer

d)

barometer

6.

How is severe weather different from regular weather?

a)

weather that is very windy

b)

weather that is unpredictable

c)

weather that is dangerous or damaging

d)

weather that is very cold

7.

Instruments used to measure wind

a)

psychrometer, hygrometer

b)

wind vane, hygrometer

c)

thermometer, anemometer

d)

anemometer, wind vane

8.

Air Pressure

a)

Force that is a result of a column of air pushing down on you

b)

Study of Earth's weather

c)

Amount of moisture in the air

d)

The amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance

9.

Thermometer

a)

Instrument used to measure humidity

b)

Instrument used to measure precipitation

c)

Instrument used to measure wind

d)

Instrument used to measure temperature

10.

Horizontal movement of air that moves from high air pressure to low air pressure

a)

air pressure

b)

wind

c)

temperature

d)

forecast

11.

Meteorology

a)

The scientific study of life

b)

The scientific study of plants

c)

The scientific study of Earth's weather

d)

The scientific study of Earth's water cycles

12.

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

a)

astronomy

b)

temperature

c)

clouds

d)

weather

13.

Forecast

a)

A prediction or estimate of a future event (weather)

b)

An analysis of past events

c)

A report on climate change

d)

A report on sporting events

14.

The amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance

a)

thermometer

b)

temperature

c)

clouds

d)

precipitation

15.

Psychrometer/ Hygrometer

a)

measures rain fall

b)

measures wind speed & direction

c)

measures humidity

d)

measures temperature

16.

Form of water that falls from the clouds

a)

rain guage

b)

humidity

c)

acid rain

d)

precipitation