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Howell - Weather Vocab 1

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cycle that moves water across the planet and throughout the atmosphere

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

2.

occurs when liquid water turns into a gas (water vapor)

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

3.

Occurs when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

4.

Evaporation of water out of the leaves and stems of plants

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

5.

Water that falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

a)

Precipitation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

6.

Weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down upon it's surface

a)

Gravity

b)

Air Mass

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Precipitation

7.

Device that measures air pressure

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Wind Vane (wind sock)

8.

Device that measures wind speed

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Wind Vane (wind sock)

9.

Half of the globe; northern/southern or eastern/western

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Anemometer

10.

Layered low clouds; indicate chances of rain

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbus

11.

Thin, feathery, high level clouds; indicate clear weather; wispy

a)

Strutus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbus

12.

Puffy, low level cloud; looks like a cotton ball

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbus

13.

Edge of a cool air mass; brings a line of showers or thunderstorms

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

High Pressure System

d)

Low Pressure System

14.

Edge of a warm air mass; brings heavy rain

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

High Pressure System

d)

Low Pressure System

15.

Air current that affects weather in North America

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Gulf Stream

16.

Warm water current that warms coastal weather

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Gulf Stream

17.

Division of the year with its own weather conditions

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Season

d)

Forecast

18.

Atmospheric conditions in a certain place at a certain time

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Forecast

d)

Season

19.

Average temperature and weather in an area

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Forecast

d)

Season

20.

Prediction of weather conditions

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Forecast

d)

Season

21.

Used to measure the amount of precipitation

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Anemometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Wind Vane (wind sock)

22.

Gases surrounding the planet where weather occurs

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Weather

d)

Climate

23.

Measures wind direction

a)

Wind Vane (wind sock)

b)

Anemometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Rain Gauge

24.

Movement of air or water that may influence weather

a)

Weather

b)

Current

c)

Forecast

d)

Climate

25.

Cold water comes up from the bottom of the ocean causing unusual weather patterns; Little Girl

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Gulf Stream

26.

Surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean rises causing severe storms in some areas and droughts in others; Little Boy

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Gulf Stream

27.

Cold Front

a)

boundary of an advancing mass of cold air

b)

boundary of advancing mass of warm air

c)

a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all

d)

when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface

28.

Warm Front

a)

the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air

b)

the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air

c)

a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.

d)

when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface

29.

Stationary Front

a)

the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air

b)

the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air

c)

when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface

d)

a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.

30.

Occluded Front

a)

the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air

b)

the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air

c)

when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface

d)

a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all

31.

Cold Front

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Warm Front

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Stationary Front

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Occluded Front

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

High level clouds

a)

Cirro-

b)

Alto-

c)

Strato-

36.

Mid level clouds

a)

Cirro-

b)

Alto-

c)

Strato-

37.

Low level clouds

a)

Cirro-

b)

Strato-

c)

Alto-

38.

Rain Gauge

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Wind Vane

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Barometer

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Anemometer

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Sea Breeze

a)

Blows from the sea to the land

b)

Day

c)

Blows from the land to the sea

d)

Night

43.

Land Breeze

a)

Blows from sea to land

b)

Day

c)

Blows from land to sea

d)

Night