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Weather instrument

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
2.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
3.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
rain gauge
b)
U.F.O.
c)
satellite
d)
anemometer
4.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
5.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
6.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
7.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
8.
This tool is used with a wind vane to determine the direction of the wind.
a)
wrench
b)
screwdriver
c)
compass
d)
telescope
9.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
wind vane
b)
hydrometer 
c)
rain gauge 
d)
anemometer 
10.
What does the wind vane point towards.
a)
Where the wind is coming from
b)
Where the wind is blowing to
c)
the sun
d)
the moon 
11.
What instrument measures wind speed?
a)
thermometer 
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
anemometer 
12.

This type of weather instrument measures air temperature.

a)

Barometer

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Anemometer

d)

Thermometer

e)

Rain Gauge

13.

The type of instrument measures the amount of precipitation.

a)

Wind vane

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Anemometer

e)

Thermometer

14.

This type of instrument measures North, East, South, and West.

a)

Wind vane

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain gauge

d)

Anemometer

e)

Thermometer

15.

This type of instrument measures in degrees Celsius.

a)

Wind vane

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain gauge

d)

Anemometer

e)

Thermometer

16.

This type of instrument measures in miles per hour.

a)

Wind vane

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain gauge

d)

Anemometer

e)

Thermometer

17.

These two instruments measure in centimeters or inches.

a)

Wind vane and anemometer

b)

Barometer and thermometer

c)

Rain gauge and barometer

d)

Anemometer and rain gauge

e)

Wind vane and barometer

18.

This type of instrument measures in Fahrenheit.

a)

Wind vane

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain gauge

d)

Anemometer

e)

Thermometer

19.

In what direction does a wind vane point?

a)

Where the wind is blowing to.

b)

Where the wind is coming from.

c)

Where the wind was yesterday.

d)

Where the wind will be tomorrow.

20.

What is the name of the weather instrument pictured here?

a)

Ananometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain Gauge

21.

The instrument used to measure wind speed that often has cups attached to a pole is called a(n) …

a)

barometer

b)

wind vane

c)

windsock

d)

anemometer.

22.

Select the answer that displays the picture of a barometer.

a)
b)
c)
23.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
24.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
25.
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
a)
anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
b)
barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
c)
thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
d)
wind vane, satellite image, barometer
26.
A rain gauge measures what?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Wind speed
wind speed
c)
Amount of rain fall
d)
Wind direction
27.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
28.
What tool is used to measure wind speed? 
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Anemometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Barometer
29.
What is the name of this weather tool and what does it measure? 
a)
Rain Gauge and the amount of water that is in the air
b)
Rain Gauge and the amount of rain that has fallen
c)
Hygrometer and the amount of rain that has fallen
d)
Hygrometer and the amount of water that is in the air
30.
What does a barometer measure? 
a)
measures high and low pressure in the air
b)
measures humidity in the air
c)
measures speed of the wind 
d)
measures the amount of rain that has fallen
31.
Measures air pressure
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
32.
Name this instrument.
a)
Doppler Radar
b)
satellite
c)
anemometer
d)
weather station
33.
Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?
a)
rain gauge
b)
barometer
c)
anenometer
d)
thermometer
34.
In a high pressure systems
a)
there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
b)
there are many clouds because the air is very humid
c)
there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
d)
there are many clouds because the air is moving upward
35.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a boundary where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a boundary where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
36.
Air masses are named for ______.
a)
the type of air they contain 
b)
animals
c)
 people
d)
 where they form 
37.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow  
b)
sunny and fair
c)
heavy rain and/or thunderstorms 
d)
 cool and dry 
38.
What is an air mass?
a)
a place where weather always changes in an extreme way
b)
a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
c)
any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail
d)
any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing
39.
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.
40.
Which weather tool measures wind?
a)
anemometer
b)
therometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
41.

Which statement best explains the basic cause for a thunderstorm?

a)

A thunderstorm is caused by the meeting of any two air masses with different altitudes.

b)

A thunderstorm is caused by the meeting of air masses with different temperatures.

c)

A thunderstorm is caused by the meeting of any two air masses moving in opposite directions.

42.

what is this image about?

a)

Food

b)

weather symbols

c)

portraits

d)

Animals

43.

Mrs. Yusra is teaching us about _____________.

a)

writing instructions

b)

weather

c)

Painting

d)

How to dab

44.

There are more hours of ___________ in summer.

a)

Sunlight

b)

Darkness

45.

What is the weather like?

a)

Warm

b)

Rainy

c)

Cold

d)

Hot

46.

What is the weather like?

a)

Cloudy

b)

Rainy

c)

Sunny

d)

Breezy

47.

What season occurs when the Earth is tilted toward the Sun?

a)

Spring

b)

Winter

c)

Fall/Autumn

d)

Summer

48.

It is windy and rainy in _______

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

49.

If it is Winter in America means that it is ________ in Brazil

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

50.

Is this weather cloudy?

a)

True

b)

False

51.
What does this symbol represent on a weather map?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly Cloudy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Thunderstorm
52.
What does this symbol show? 
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Low humitidy
d)
Longing for someone (strong feelings)
53.
What does this image show? 
a)
Hotness
b)
High altitude
c)
High pressure
d)
Hi five bro!
54.
What does this image show? 
a)
A flag banner
b)
Blue alligator teeth
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
55.
What does this image represent?
a)
Cold front
b)
Red bulbous things
c)
Warm front
d)
Sarah Ju
56.
High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
58.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
59.

How many types of fronts are there?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

d)

0

60.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
61.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
62.
What does this show? 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Clouds crying
d)
Student whining
63.
What does this image represent? 
a)
TJ
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Rain
d)
Partly cloudy
64.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called 
a)
astronomers
b)
volcanologists
c)
meteorologists
d)
weatherologists
65.
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
a)
dew
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitaiton
66.
This form of precipitation forms as ice crystals in clouds that are below freezing.
a)
rain
b)
sleet
c)
snow
d)
hail
67.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

68.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

69.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

70.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

71.
a)

It's warmer at location A

b)

It's warmer at location B

72.
name this symbol
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
73.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
74.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
75.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
76.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
77.

The wind strength is

a)

15 knots

b)

5 knots

c)

15 knots

d)

10 knots

78.

The cloud cover is

a)

3 oktas

b)

7 oktas

c)

1 okta

d)

8 oktas

79.

The wind is blowing

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

80.

The type of precipitation is

a)

rain

b)

drizzle

c)

thunderstorms

d)

snow

81.

The type of precipitation is

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

heavy rain

82.

The type of precipitation is

a)

Snow

b)

hail

c)

rain

d)

sleet

83.

The wind is

a)

calm

b)

5 knots

c)

10 knots

d)

50 knots

84.

Precipitation is

a)

sleet

b)

rain

c)

heavy rain

d)

snow

85.

What is the wind speed?

a)

calm

b)

5 knots

c)

15 knots

d)

more than 50 knots

86.

What is the precipitation?

a)

Mist

b)

Fog

c)

Rain

d)

Sleet

87.

What is the temperature

a)

0

b)

5

c)

-5

d)

10

88.

What direction is the wind blowing

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

89.

What is the precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

light rain

c)

rain

d)

heavy rain

90.

what is the precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

snow shower

c)

snow

d)

hail

91.

What direction is the wind blowing?

a)

NE

b)

SW

c)

SE

d)

NE

92.

What is the cloud cover?

a)

1 okta

b)

3 oktas

c)

8 oktas

d)

2 oktas

93.

A hurricane is a

a)

spinning storm

b)

snow storm

c)

quick storm

d)

happy weather

94.

sunshine

a)
b)
c)
d)
95.

partly cloudy

a)
b)
c)
d)
96.

rain

a)
b)
c)
d)
97.

thunderstorm

a)
b)
c)
d)
98.

warm front

a)
b)
c)
d)
99.

snow

a)
b)
c)
d)
100.

cold front

a)
b)
c)
d)
101.

Cloudy

a)
b)
c)
d)
102.

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

a)

Seattle

b)

Minneapolis

c)

Dallas

d)

Chicago

103.
What does this symbol represent on a weather map?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly Cloudy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Thunderstorm
104.
What does this show? 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Clouds crying
d)
Student whining
105.

What does ❄️ mean?

a)

cloudy

b)

thunderstorm

c)

snowy

d)

windy

106.

What does 💨 mean?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

windy

c)

sunny

d)

cloudy

107.

When hot air rises, it reduces the pressure on the planet's surface. What is this called and what kind of weather does it bring? (click 2 answers)

a)

Low Pressure

b)

High Pressure

c)

Rain and bad weather

d)

Sunny and clear weather

108.

When cold air sinks, it increases the pressure on the planet's surface. What is this called and what kind of weather does it bring? (click 2 answers)

a)

Low Pressure

b)

High Pressure

c)

Rain and bad weather

d)

Sunny and clear weather

109.

For a cold front, what is the weather symbol and what kind of rainstorm does it bring? (click 2 answers)

a)

Blue triangles on a blue line

b)

Red half circles on a red line

c)

Short, violent thunderstorms

d)

Gentle rain for hours

e)

Mix of thunderstorms and rain for days

110.

For a warm front, what is the weather symbol and what kind of rainstorm does it bring? (click 2 answers)

a)

Blue triangles on a blue line

b)

Red half circles on a red line

c)

Short violent thunderstorms

d)

Gentle rain for hours

e)

Thunderstorms mixed with rain for days

111.

You can use the isobars on a weather map to tell you . . . (check 2 answers)

a)

how windy it is

b)

Whether or not the barometric pressure is high or low

c)

how cold it is

d)

whether it is day or night

e)

Whether or not it is summer or winter

112.

Identify the weather symbol for the rainy weather.

a)
b)
c)
d)
113.

Select the weather condition for this symbol.

a)

Cloudy

b)

Partly cloudy

c)

Sunny

d)

Rainy

114.

Select the weather condition for this symbol.

a)

Cloudy

b)

Windy

c)

Snowy

d)

Rainy

115.

What is the symbol for the sunny weather condition?

a)

A cloud

b)

The Sun

c)

Raining cloud

d)

A storm

116.

Identify the weather condition for this symbol.

a)

Rainy

b)

Sunny

c)

Rainy

d)

Cloudy

117.

A large body of air that has a same temperature and humidity is called ___________________

a)

front

b)

air mass

c)

water vapor

d)

poles

118.

A __________________ is the boundary between two air masses.

a)

air mass

b)

water vapor

c)

poles

d)

front

119.

What type of front shown in the picture?

a)

warm front

b)

air mass

c)

cold front

d)

water vapor

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