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Weather

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What weather tool measures the humidity in the air?

a)

hygrometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

2.
This weather tool measures wind speed 
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
3.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
4.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
5.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
6.
What measures temperature?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
7.
What is the purpose of a barometer?
a)
Tells you that it is going to rain.
b)
Measures the amount of wind.
c)
Measusres the amount of clouds in the sky.
d)
It measure the amount of pressure in the air.
8.

Which two weather tools measure the wind?

a)

anemometer

b)

therometer

c)

wind vane

d)

barometer

9.
Ryan is working on his Science Fair project. He plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks. What instrument should he use?
a)
Rain gauge
b)
Wind Vane
c)
Barometer
d)
Thermometer 
10.

What is weather?

a)

Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.

b)

Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere over a long period of time.

c)

Weather is the process of transpiration.

d)

Weather is the process evaporation.

11.

What type of cloud looks thin and wispy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

12.

Which type of cloud looks like a thick huge blanket covering the sky?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

13.

What is climate?

a)

Climate is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.

b)

Climate is what is happening in the atmosphere over a long period of time.

c)

Climate is the process of transpiration.

d)

Climate is the process evaporation.

14.

A meteorologist is ________.

a)

a scientist who studies and predicts the weather

b)

a prefix or suffix that can be added to a cloud type to indicate precipitation is falling

c)

a type of very tall cumulus cloud with a dark grey bottom that can indicate severe storms

d)

the study of weather

15.

Bob wants to know how much humidity is located in the air compared to how much there could be in the air. He is looking for the _______________.

a)

irrational humidity

b)

relative humidity

c)

temperature

d)

condensation

16.

Chloe decided to draw the sky outside today. She noticed that the clouds are big and puffy. What kind of clouds did she see?

a)

Nimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

17.

Nick looked at a graph that contained all of the precipitation data for Houston, Texas for this year. He should be able to predict that the amount of precipitation for next summer will__________.

a)

increase for next year.

b)

decrease for next year.

c)

generally stay the same for next year.

18.

Ms. Frizzle is taking her class outside to recess and she wants to know how badly her hair is going to frizz. What tool can she use to figure this out?

a)

hygrometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

19.

What is temperature?

a)

A measurement of how much heat is present.

b)

How cold something is.

c)

The tool that is used to measure heat.

d)

A type of food.

20.

Adrian was heading to the park when he saw a dark cloud with rain and snow falling from it. What type of cloud did he see?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Nimbus

21.

What's the most effective way to measure precipitation

a)

rain gauge

b)

a satellite

c)

anemometer

d)

thermometer