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Science: Part one

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
2.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
3.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
4.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
5.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
6.

A rain gauge measures what?

a)

Air pressure

b)

amount of rain pressure

c)

Amount of precipitation

d)

Wind direction

7.
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
8.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
9.
Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?
a)
wind vane
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
hygrometer
10.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
11.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
12.

Who is the person who you see on the news, and studies weather

a)

newsman

b)

Meteoriligist

c)

None

d)

Meteorologist

13.

what of the following are winds that cover the 30o - 60o latitude?

a)

temperate winds

b)

mild climate

c)

the westerlies

d)

trade winds

14.

which of the following IS not a solid form of water

a)

glaciers

b)

icebergs

c)

snow

d)

dew

15.

which of the following happens during a land breeze

a)

evaporation

b)

radiation

c)

convectiion

d)

convection

e)

conduction

16.
During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?
a)
from the sea to the land
b)
from the land to the sea
17.
During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?
a)
from the land to the sea
b)
from the sea to the land
18.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
19.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
20.

Why do land breezes occur at night?

a)

Land cools off slower than water

b)

Water cools off faster than land

c)

Land heats up slower than water

d)

Water cools off slower than land

21.

Land breeze and sea breezes are caused by the different _________ between land and water surfaces.

a)

rotations

b)

temperatures

c)

gases

d)

solids

22.

What is the main cause of winds?

a)

hurricanes

b)

radiation

c)

even heating of Earth's surface

d)

uneven heating of Earth's surface

23.

Climate is a result of these following factors:

a)

suns energy

b)

altitude

c)

latitude

d)

distance from equator

e)

water currents

24.

Water can NOT be this form of matter

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

It can be all (including plasma for all of those people)

25.

Which is a place that is not hit that much by hurricanes (including tropical cyclones and typhoons)

a)

Texas

b)

China

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia