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Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
a)
Hygrometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Wind Vane
2.
Identify a function of an anemometer:
a)
Tells the direction of the wind
b)
Mercury expands in hot weather
c)
Cups catch the wind and turn the dial
d)
Measures humidity
3.
Define the purpose of a Rain Gauge:
a)
Measures rainfall
b)
Measures wind speed
c)
Measures air pressure
d)
Measures humidity
4.
What is this thermometer indicating?
a)
Hot weather
b)
Low air pressure
c)
Cold temperatures
d)
High wind speeds
5.
Define the purpose of a Rain Gauge:
a)
Measures rainfall
b)
Measures wind speed
c)
Measures air pressure
d)
Measures humidity
6.
If the air pressure on a barometer is falling, what kind of weather will occur?
a)
A drought
b)
Stormy and wet
c)
Sunny and dry
d)
Windy and cool
7.
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of thermometers?
a)
Measures temperature
b)
Tube contains mercury
c)
Tells you how much it rained last nightght
d)
Tells you if it is hot or cold outside
8.
Hygrometers measure:
a)
Humidity
b)
Wind Direction
c)
Air temperature
d)
Air pressure
9.
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of thermometers?
a)
Measures temperature
b)
Tube contains mercury
c)
Tells you how much it rained last nightght
d)
Tells you if it is hot or cold outside
10.
If the air feels sticky and your hair frizzes up, you may want to check a
a)
Barometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Hygrometer
11.
Meteorologists measure...
a)
Meteorology
b)
Height
c)
Time
d)
Weight
12.
What does this device show?
a)
a change in temperature
b)
a change in humidity
c)
wind speed
d)
the amount of rainfall
13.
Which instrument tells you the direction from which the wind is blowing?
a)
compass
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
a compass and a wind vane
14.
Which instrument rises high into the atmosphere to take many different kinds of measurements?
a)
Weather Satelite
b)
Doppler Radar
c)
Weather Balloon
d)
Barometer
15.
Which instrument measures how much precipitation has fallen?
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Anemometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Weather Balloon
16.
Which instrument measures the temperature of the air?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Rain Gauge
c)
Anemometer
d)
Hygrometer
17.
Which quadrant is North America in?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
18.
Which quadrant South America in?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
19.
Which quadrant is Africa in?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
All of them except Southwest
20.
Which quadrant is most of Europe in?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
21.
Which quadrant is most of Asia in?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
22.
Which quadrant is Australia in?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
23.
The line that runs east to west direction.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
None of the above
24.
The line that runs north to south direction.
a)
Latitude
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Arctic of Circle
25.
An image of an area, usually of the earth or part of the earth.
a)
Map
b)
Compass
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
26.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
Map
b)
Latitude
c)
Equator
d)
Compass Rose
27.
Which of the following words
means, "half of a sphere"?
means, "half of a sphere"?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Latitude
d)
Hemisphere
28.
What divides the world into the
Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Northern Hemisphere
29.
What divides the world into the
Northern and Southern
Hemispheres?
Northern and Southern
Hemispheres?
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Northern Hemisphere
30.
The Prime Meridian divides the world
into the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres.
into the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle,
Tropic of Cancer, and the Equator
are all important lines of latitude.
Tropic of Cancer, and the Equator
are all important lines of latitude.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
This line of longitude is directly
opposite the Prime Meridian.
opposite the Prime Meridian.
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
International Date Line
d)
Antarctic Circle
33.
Two important lines of latitude are
_______ and _______.
_______ and _______.
a)
Equator and Prime Meridian
b)
Prime Meridian and Arctic Circle
c)
Prime Meridian and Tropic of
Capricorn
Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle and Equator
34.
The Equator divides the world into the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
This line of latitude is just below
the Equator.
the Equator.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer
36.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
37.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
38.
What question does the theme of place ask?
a)
“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
b)
Where is it?
c)
How do people and the environment interact?
d)
What do places have in common?
39.
What are flora and fauna?
a)
Birds and Deer
b)
Baby animals
c)
Plants and beasts
d)
Themes of Geography
40.
What did Egyptian farmers use the Nile flood to do?
a)
It was an excuse to take a vacation
b)
Go swimming
c)
Destroy their enemies fields
d)
Grow food
41.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
42.
Only people move.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What are merchants trading?
a)
Landforms and bodies of water
b)
All the latest, hottest products
c)
People and events from the past
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