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Week 2: Weather Watch Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Conditions in the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, air pressure and wind speed and direction.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Meteorologist

2.

The part of the Earth's system made of the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

3.

A set of atmospheric conditions that can injure or kill people or cause major property damage.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Meteors

d)

Severe Weather

4.

A scientist who observes and forecasts weather.

a)

Meteorologist

b)

Climatologist

c)

Weatherologist

d)

Atmospherologist

5.

A measure of the average movement of particles of matter.

a)

air pressure

b)

relative humidity

c)

temperature

d)

precipitation

6.

The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of that air can hold at a particular temperature; given as a percentage between 0% and 100%.

a)

air pressure

b)

relative humidity

c)

temperature

d)

precipitation

7.

Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

a)

air pressure

b)

relative humidity

c)

temperature

d)

precipitation

8.

An instrument used to measure air pressure.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

9.

An instrument used to measure wind speed.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

10.

A tool used to measure precipitation.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

11.

A tool used for measuring wind direction.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

wind vane

d)

rain gauge

e)

anemometer

12.

The movement of air.

a)

hurricane

b)

air mass

c)

wind

d)

front

13.

The normal weather conditions of a region, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.

a)

weather

b)

atmosphere

c)

climate

d)

climate zone

14.

To predict.

a)

weather

b)

meteorologist

c)

climatologist

d)

forecast

15.

A scientist who studies the world's weather patterns.

a)

meteorologist

b)

climatologist

c)

weatherologist

d)

atmospherologist

16.

A measure of the force that air exerts on each square inch of a surface.

a)

temperature

b)

relative humdity

c)

air pressure

d)

precipitation

e)

wind speed