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4th Grade Measuring Weather Climate, Predicting Weather Vocab

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 45mins

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1.

What is a STATIONARY front?

a)

An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure then the surrounding air mass; air moves away from the center of the high pressure; traveling in a clockwise in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere

b)

The boundary where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass

c)

When an advancing warm air mass or an advancing cooler air mass stops moving because neither air mass is strong enough to overpower the other

d)

Thin clouds found high in the sky; bring no precipitation

2.

A COLD front is where a (a)   air mass replaces a warm air mass.

3.

A weather map is:

a)

Lower-level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; bring little to no precipitation

b)

A drawing or a picture that shows the current condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, wind speed, cloud cover, and rainfall

c)

An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure then the surrounding air mass; air moves away from the center of the high pressure; traveling in a clockwise in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere

4.

High-Pressure air masses are:

a)

Lower-level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; they can bring rain or snow

b)

A drawing or a picture that shows the current condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall

c)

An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure then the surrounding air mass; air moves away from the center of the high pressure; traveling in a clockwise in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere

5.

A COLD front is where a cold air mass replaces a (a)   air mass.

6.

A HIGH-PRESSURE air mass is An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure then the surrounding air mass; air moves away from the center of the high pressure; traveling in a clockwise in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the (a)   hemisphere

7.

Cumulus clouds are:

a)

Large, white, puffy clouds that look like they are stacked up on top of each other; bring little to no precipitation

b)

The boundary where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass

c)

Thin clouds found in the sky; bring no precipitation

8.

Stratus clouds are:

a)

Thin clouds found high in the sky; bring no precipitation

b)

Large white puffy clouds that look like they are stacked on top of each other; usually little to no precipitation

c)

Lower-level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; usually mean rain or snow

9.

A WARM front is:

a)

The boundary where a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass

b)

Forms at the surface of the Earth when a warm, moist air mass overtakes a cool, dense, and dryer air mass

10.

A warm front forms at the surface of the Earth when a (a)   , moist air mass overtakes a cool, dense, and dryer air mass.

11.

Stratus clouds are _____-______ clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; usually mean rain or snow.

(a)  

12.

A weather map is a drawing or a picture that shows the current condition of the air outdoors, such as (a)   , wind speed, cloud cover, and rainfall

13.

What are CIRRUS clouds?

a)

Large, white puffy clouds that look like they are stacked on each other; bring little to no precipitation

b)

Lower-level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; usually mean rain or snow

c)

Thin clouds found high in the sky; bring no precipitation

14.

Cumulus clouds are large, ______ ______ clouds that look like they are stacked on each other; bring little to no precipitation

(a)  

15.

A stationary front is when an advancing warm air mass or an advancing cooler air mass (a)   because neither air mass is strong enough to overpower the other

16.

Cirrus clouds are (a)   clouds found in the sky; bring no precipitation.

17.

What is a weather pattern?

a)

Similar weather for a certain number of days

b)

How hot or cold something is

c)

A tool that shows wind direction

18.

What is weather?

a)

Rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

b)

The current outdoor conditions

c)

A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure

19.

What is temperature?

a)

How hot or cold something is

b)

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall from clouds in the sky

c)

To predict, such as the weather

20.

What is an anemometer?

a)

A tool that shows wind direction

b)

A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure

c)

A tool used to measure the speed of wind

21.

What is a barometer?

a)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

b)

A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure

c)

A tool that measures the amount of rainfall

22.

What is climate?

a)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

b)

Similar weather for a certain amount of days

c)

A tool used to measure temperature

23.

Why would you use a thermometer?

a)

To help you predict something, such as the weather

b)

Something to help you measure the amount of rainfall at a time

c)

To help you measure temperature

24.

What is a wind vain?

a)

A tool to measure rainfall

b)

A tool that shows wind direction

c)

A tool that you would put outside to measure the outside temperature

25.

What is precipitation?

a)

The current outdoor conditions

b)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

c)

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the sky

26.

What is a forecast?

a)

A way to see how hot or cold something is

b)

A tool that shows wind direction

c)

To predict, such as weather

27.

What is a rain gauge?

a)

A tool that measures the amount of rainfall in a location

b)

A tool for measuring the speed of wind

c)

A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure

28.

A weather pattern is: similar weather for a certain number of (a)  

29.

An anemometer is: a tool used to measure the (a)   of wind

30.

Temperature is: how ___ or ___ something is

(a)  

31.

Weather is: the (a)   outdoor conditions.

32.

A barometer is: a tool used to measure (a)   pressure.

33.

Climate is: (a)   weather conditions year after year

34.

A thermometer is: a tool used to measure (a)   .

35.

A forecast is: to (a)   something, such as weather.

36.

A wind vane is: a tool that shows wind (a)   .

37.

Precipitation is: rain, snow, (a)   , or hail that falls from the sky.

38.

A rain gauge is: a tool the measures (a)   .