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WorksheetsAir, Water and weather
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a barometer do?
a)
it measures elevation
b)
it measures humidity
c)
it measures wind speed
d)
it measures air pressure
2.
Which arrow shows evaporation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
In the water cycle on Earth, water is in which form?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of these
4.
What is the name of the process of water changing to a gas?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Infiltration
5.
Definition: the pattern of weather in an area over time.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
meterology
d)
climate
6.
What is the name of the process of water droplets falling from the sky?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipiation
d)
infiltration
7.
A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
8.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and forms from a cumulonimbus cloud.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
9.
________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.
a)
dew
b)
clouds
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
10.
__________ a two-thermometer instrument slung around a rod or pole that is also referred to as a wet dry bulb used to measure relative humidity.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
anemometer
11.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
12.
Rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
13.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
14.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow
b)
sunny and fair
c)
rain and/or thunderstorms
d)
cool and dry
15.
Which best describes climate?
a)
Summers are typically hot and dry.
b)
It rained this week.
c)
Yesterday it was cold and windy.
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