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Weather: Tools, Precipitation & Differences

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen? 
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Precipitation
2.
What does a barometer measure? 
a)
measures high and low pressure in the air
b)
measures humidity in the air
c)
measures speed of the wind 
d)
measures the amount of rain that has fallen
3.
The scale on a thermometer may be ___________
a)
Celsius, Fahrenheit, or both
b)
Heat
c)
Inches
d)
Grams
4.
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
5.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
6.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
7.
The average patterns of weather over long periods of time is ________.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
meteorology
d)
anemometer
8.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
9.
For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?
a)
Above 0 degrees celsius
b)
Below 0 degrees celsius
c)
Freezing
d)
Warmer at the ground than high in the air
10.
True or False: Hail is formed by water falling from a cloud and freezing on the way to the ground.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Two major factors used to identify climate are?
a)
longitude and latitude
b)
temperature and precipitation
c)
lattitude and temperature
d)
layers in the atmosphere
12.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

13.

The places near the ___ have a very high temperature.

a)

poles

b)

oceans

c)

equator

d)

land

14.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
15.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
16.
Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?
a)
City W
b)
City X
c)
 City Y
d)
City Z
17.
Which weather condition will most likely occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling?
a)
dry
b)
cold
c)
rainy
d)
sunny
18.
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
snowy
d)
hot
19.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
20.

Which has the coldest climate on Earth?

a)

Swamp

b)

Grasslands

c)

Tundra

d)

Freshwater

21.
The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as
a)
cold and wet 
b)
warm and dry 
c)
cold and dry 
d)
warm and wet 
22.

Deer, squirrels, and rabbits live in this cool climate:

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Savannah

c)

Mountainous Forest

d)

Temperate Forest

23.

This has the earth's driest climate and can be hot or cold.

a)

Savannah

b)

Prairie

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

24.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. 
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
25.

A cold front forms when a mass of cold air moves under warm air. As a cold front passes over an area, the air pressure drops and the area becomes a low-pressure zone. Which type of weather are you most likely to see when a cold front passes over an area?

a)

thunderstorms

b)

clear skies

c)

light winds

d)

short showers

26.
Which answer correctly explains the difference between sleet and hail?
a)
Sleet is usually part of a thunderstorm, and hail comes from thin layers of rain clouds
b)
Sleet is smaller than hail and usually falls in the winter, while hail usually falls in the summer
c)
Sleet and hail are the same except that sleet usually falls in summer and hail usually falls in winter
d)
Sleet is snow that forms as it falls through cold air, and hail is rain that freezes when it hits the ground.
27.
Which answer choice correctly lists environments from most dry to least dry?
a)
desert, tundra, grassland, rainforest
b)
grassland, rainforest, desert, tundra
c)
tundra, rainforest, grassland, desert
d)
rainforest, grassland, tundra, desert
28.
Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in snow?
a)
warm temperature, light winds, low humidity
b)
low humidity, freezing temperature, light clouds
c)
freezing temperature, light clouds, heavy wind
d)
freezing temperature, heavy clouds, high humidity
29.

A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?

a)

very cold temperatures

b)

very little precipitation

c)

high humidity

d)

high heat

30.

Swamps and rain forests both can have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?

a)

high amounts of precipitation

b)

high elevations

c)

low number of living things

d)

low temperatures

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