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Weather Task Cards

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which weather instrument measures the temperature of the air?

a)

anemometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

thermometer

2.

Which weather instrument measures air pressure?

a)

anemometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

3.

Which weather instrument measures wind speed?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

rain gauge

d)

thermometer

4.

Which weather instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period?

a)

anemometer

b)

thermometer

c)

rain gauge

d)

barometer

5.

Which weather instrument determines the direction from which the wind is blowing?

a)

wind vane

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

hygrometer

6.

Which weather instrument measures the humidity in the air?

a)

hygrometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

7.

What term describes the average weather conditions in a certain place or during certain season?

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

8.

What term describes the conditions at a particular time and place, such as temperature and precipitation?

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

9.

A layer of gases surrounding a planet is known as an ...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

atmosphere

d)

condensation

10.

The mixture of gases that forms the atmosphere of Earth is known as ...

a)

smog

b)

air

c)

atmosphere

d)

weather

11.

What term describes the weight of air pressing down on Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

air pressure

c)

weather

d)

climate

12.

What term describes a visible collection of tiny water droplets or, at higher altitudes, ice crystals floating in the air above Earth's surface?

a)

atmosphere

b)

air

c)

clouds

d)

precipitation

13.

A stratus cloud on the ground is known as ...

a)

weather

b)

fog

c)

climate

d)

tornado

14.

What is the term used to describe visible air pollution in urban cities?It looks like dirty fog.

a)

smog

b)

air

c)

air pressure

d)

condensation

15.

The change of water vapor to liquid water, as when fog or dew forms is known as __________.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

16.

What is the general name for water in any form falling from clouds?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

17.

What is the process of changing a liquid (like water) to a vapor? It’s the opposite of condensation.

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

18.

The process by which water in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere is known as _________.

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

19.

Which is NOT a form of a precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

fog

20.

A scientist who studies and predicts the weather is called a ___________.

a)

volcanologist

b)

meteorologist

c)

pediatrician

d)

doctor

21.

What is the term that describes heat transfer by warm air or liquid rising and cooler air or liquid sinking creating a circular current?

a)

convention

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

radiation

22.

What term describes the movement of air due to the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface?

a)

wind

b)

polar

c)

continental

d)

tropical

23.

What is the term that describes the amount of water vapor in the air?

a)

wind

b)

humidity

c)

convection

d)

precipitation

24.

What term describes a boundary between two different air masses?

a)

continental air mass

b)

polar air mass

c)

tropical air mass

d)

front

25.

Warmer air moving in and replacing colder air is known as a _____ _____.

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

26.

Which type of weather front generally does not move very much?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

27.

Which type of weather front is a combination of two fronts that form when a cold front catches up and overtakes a warm front?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

28.

Colder air moving in and replacing warmer air is known as a _____ _____.

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

29.

What does the weather symbol of a red capital "L" represent?

a)

high pressure

b)

medium pressure

c)

low pressure

d)

no pressure

30.

What does the weather symbol of blue capital "H" represent?

a)

high pressure

b)

medium pressure

c)

low pressure

d)

no pressure