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WorksheetsWeather quiz by Karina ( For my class )
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A thermometer is a device used to measure what?
Love
Temperature
how much damage storms cause
population
Stratus, cirrus, cumulus, and nimbus are types of what?
clouds
storms
hurricanes
tornadoes
What country experiences the most tornadoes?
USA
Japan
Netherlands
Greece
True or false? The lowest recorded temperature on Earth of 89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica.
True
False
True or false? A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears when the Sun shines onto water droplets in the air.
True
False
Blizzards feature low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy _______?
rain
snow
storms
thunder
Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?
snow
rain
wind
Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as global _______?
warming
colding
burning
snowing
True or false? The highest recorded temperature on Earth of 57.8 °C (136 °F) was recorded in Tirat Tsvi, Israel.
True
False
What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
astronomer
physicist
geologist
meteorologist
What is the driest desert on Earth, the Sahara, the Kalahari, or the Atacama?
Sahara
Kalahari
Atacama
Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?
iceballs
hailstones
snowballs
icestones
An avalanche features the rapid descent of _______?
ice
snow
hail
True or false? The most rainfall ever recorded in one year is more than 30 meters.
(a)
What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?
monometer
barometer
trimeter
octameter
Trying to predict the weather is known as weather _______?
casting
judging a book by its cover
forecasting
The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado _______?
Alley
Place
Village
True or false? You see lightning and hear thunder.
False
True
How do clouds stay in the sky and not fall?
They do fall.
Clouds generally form, survive, and grow in air that is moving upward... So, even though typical clouds do contain a lot of water, this water is spread out for miles in the form of tiny water droplets or crystals
The wind pushes them into the water so they can make hurricanes.
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