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Weather Factors (MS-ESS2-5)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Meteorologist?

a)

Scientist who studies rocks

b)

Scientist who studies diseases

c)

Scientist who studies the causes of weather

d)

Scientist who studies the rocks of the earth

2.

Humidity

a)

Amount of moisture in the air

b)

Weather that is dangerous

c)

Study of Earth's weather

d)

Form of water that falls from the clouds

3.

Instrument used for measuring air pressure

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

pyschrometer

d)

barometer

4.

Instruments used to measure wind

a)

psychrometer, hygrometer

b)

wind vane, hygrometer

c)

thermometer, anemometer

d)

anemometer, wind vane

5.

Air Pressure

a)

Force that is a result of a column of air pushing down on you

b)

Study of Earth's weather

c)

Amount of moisture in the air

d)

The amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance

6.

Thermometer

a)

Instrument used to measure humidity

b)

Instrument used to measure precipitation

c)

Instrument used to measure wind

d)

Instrument used to measure temperature

7.

Horizontal movement of air that moves from high air pressure to low air pressure

a)

air pressure

b)

wind

c)

temperature

d)

forecast

8.

Meteorology

a)

The scientific study of life

b)

The scientific study of plants

c)

The scientific study of Earth's weather

d)

The scientific study of Earth's water cycles

9.

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

a)

astronomy

b)

temperature

c)

clouds

d)

weather

10.

The amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance

a)

thermometer

b)

temperature

c)

clouds

d)

precipitation

11.

Psychrometer/ Hygrometer

a)

measures rain fall

b)

measures wind speed & direction

c)

measures humidity

d)

measures temperature

12.

Form of water that falls from the clouds

a)

rain guage

b)

humidity

c)

wind

d)

precipitation

13.
Winds are caused by differences in 
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulance
14.
Wind speed may be measured with ---
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
windsock