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Weather Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What measures temperature?

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

rain guage

2.

What measures precipitation?

a)

anemometer

b)

thermometer

c)

rain gauge

3.

Hurricanes usually form where?

a)

Over warm ocean waters

b)

Over cold mountain ranges

c)

In the middle of the U.S.

4.

Tornados are the largest storms on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

All of the above and hail

6.

Too much rain in a short period of time may cause

a)

a drought

b)

a flood

c)

rapid plant growth

d)

a rain forest

7.

Long periods with no rainfall can cause

a)

a blizzard

b)

a flood

c)

thirst

d)

a drought

8.

Blizzards are a storm with large amounts of

a)

sprinkles

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

heat

9.

What is temperature?

a)

Amount of water vapor in the air

b)

A measure of how hot or cold something is

c)

Air that moves parallel to the ground

d)

The amount of evaporation that occurs

10.

What is humidity?

a)

How hot the temperature is

b)

The amount of dust particles in the air

c)

The amount of water vapor in the air

11.

How is the "Heat Index" calculated (otherwise known as the "feels like" summer temperatures).

a)

Temperature + wind speed

b)

Air pressure + temperature

c)

Temperature + wind direction

d)

Temperature + Humidity

12.

Scientists who study weather are called _________.

a)

weather gurus

b)

meteorologists

c)

anemometers

d)

journalists

13.

Weather is _______

a)

how hot it feels outside

b)

how much radiation is entering our atmosphere

c)

if it's raining or not

d)

the condition of the air in a certain area

14.

The force of air pushing on things around it is called ____________.

a)

humidity

b)

temperature

c)

gravity

d)

air pressure

15.

What is fog?

a)

a thick cloud of tiny water droplets

b)

haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.

c)

smog

d)

dirty air

16.
Why would a meteorologist use a wind sock? 
a)
To measure wind direction
b)
To measure temperature
c)
To measure wind speed
d)
To measure rainfall
17.

What season is this?

a)

It's winter

b)

It's autumn

c)

It's summer

d)

It's spring

18.

What season is this?

a)

It's spring

b)

It's autumn

c)

It's summer

d)

It's winter

19.

What's the weather like?

a)

It's snowy

b)

It's windy

c)

It's rainy

20.

What question could students answer after reading this map?

a)

What is the temperature in Alaska?

b)

What is the climate for the majority of the U.S.?

c)

What is the difference in population of the Northern hemisphere compared to the Southern hemisphere?

d)

Which city has the most rainfall for the month of September?