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Recording of Weather

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What day did it rain the least?
a)
Day 1
b)
Day 2
c)
Day 3
d)
Day 4
2.

If you are collecting weather data, what instrument would you use to determine the amount of rain that had fallen over the past few days?

a)

Barometer

b)

Hygrometer

c)

Wind vane

d)

Rain gauge

3.

If you are collecting weather data, what instrument would you use to determine the amount of rain that had fallen over the past few days?

a)

Barometer

b)

Hygrometer

c)

Wind vane

d)

Rain gauge

4.

This tool reads the pressure in the air...

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Anemometer

5.

What temperature is this in Fahrenheit?

a)

82 degrees

b)

31 degrees

c)

86 degrees

d)

30 degrees

6.
What day did it rain the most?
a)
Day 1
b)
Day 2
c)
Day 3
d)
Day 4
7.
What does this device show?
a)
a change in temperature
b)
a change in humidity
c)
wind speed
d)
the amount of rainfall
8.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
9.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
10.
What temperature is this in Celsius?
a)
19 degrees
b)
20 degrees
c)
21 degrees
d)
-4 degrees
11.

What are the units used for recording temperature? Select all that apply.

a)

Liters

b)

Degrees Celsius

c)

Meters

d)

Degrees Fahrenheit

12.

The weather just made a forecast of 82 degrees, with 2 inches of rain. What two tools will you need to check his prediction?

a)

rain gauge, anemometer

b)

rain gauge, thermometer

c)

radar, thermometer

d)

barometer, rain gauge

13.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
14.
If the air pressure on a barometer is falling, what kind of weather will occur?
a)
A  drought
b)
Stormy and wet
c)
Sunny and dry
d)
Windy and cool
15.

What is this instrument?

a)

wind sock

b)

Barometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

wind vane

16.

Wind wane is used to measure.....

a)

wind direction

b)

wind speed

17.

If your teacher asks you to measure the speed of the wind, which instrument will you use?

a)

Wind wane

b)

Anemometer

c)

thermometer

18.

I am a barometer. I measure..?

a)

Humidity

b)

Pressure

c)

Rainfall

19.

A person who studies earth's atmosphere and weather, and produces forecasts are called?

a)

Scientist

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Physicist

d)

Pathologist

20.

I am a rain gauge. I help to measure ...............................

a)

wind

b)

Rainfall

c)

clouds

d)

humidity

21.

This device measures wind speed. What is it called?

a)

An Animometer

b)

An Animemometer

c)

An Anminalistometer

d)

An Anemometer

22.

What are the 3 main types of clouds? Check all that apply!

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Nimbus

d)

Cirrus

e)

Airus

23.

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Nimbostratus

24.

Clouds that form in flat layers and covers the sky:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

25.

Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

26.

A cloud at ground level is called:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Fog

27.

These large clouds produce thunderstorms with rain and lightning:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Nimbostratus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

28.

Dark, flat clouds that bring rain or snow:

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Nimbostratus

d)

Cirrocumulus

29.

Nimbus like in "cumulonimbus" and "nimbostratus" means:

a)

Rain

b)

Sunlight

c)

Clear Skies

d)

Snowstorm

30.

Which types of clouds are medium level clouds? Check all that apply.

a)

Fog

b)

Cirrus

c)

Altocumulus

d)

Altostratus

31.

What are the clouds shown here that are nicknamed "mackerel sky" and tell us a storm is on the way?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrocumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

32.

What are these clouds pictured here?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

33.

What are these clouds pictured here?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cirrocumulus

34.

What type of clouds are shown here in this picture?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Nimbostratus

35.

What are the clouds shown here?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

36.

Which clouds are "fair weather" clouds, meaning they are associated with good weather? Check all that apply

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Nimbostratus

37.

  1. The following are the elements of weather.

a)

Temperature

b)

Humidity

c)

rainfall

d)

all of the above

38.

The average of mean temperatures for twelve months give us the mean annual temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Hygrometer measures rainfall.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The horizontal movement of air is called ____________.

a)

wind

b)

air

41.

What is the actual amount of water vapour present in air called?

a)

Relative humidity

b)

Absolute humidity

42.

Lines joining places have similar temperature at a particular time is called________________________.

a)

Isohyets

b)

Isotherms

43.

Lines joining places have similar temperature at a particular time is called________________________.

a)

Isohyets

b)

Isotherms

44.

Lines joining places have similar atmospheric pressure at a particular time is called________________________.

a)

Isobars

b)

Isotherms

45.

Lines joining places have similar rainfall at a particular time is called________________________.

a)

isobars

b)

isohyets

46.

Mercury expands when heated and contracts when cooled.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

The thermometer measure __________________.

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Temperature

48.

Low pressure is an indication of __________ weather.

a)

clear and sunny weather

b)

stormy weather

49.

(a)   is the state of the atmosphere at a particular place at any given point in time

50.

The (a)   department is in charge of observing weather conditions & recording them.

51.

Scientists who study the weather are called (a)  

52.

Indian Meteorological Department's head quarters is at (a)  

53.

(a)   is the average condition of the atmosphere of a large area, over a long period of 35 years or more.

54.

(a)   is the degree of hotness or coldness of air over a place.

55.

(a)   is the degree of hotness or coldness of air over a place.

56.

Temperature of a place does NOT depend on this factor.

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Distance from mountains

d)

Ocean Currents

57.

Check all possible answers:

There are many forms of precipitation

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Smog

d)

Snow

58.

If pressure goes up, then temperature goes ____

a)

up

b)

down

c)

remains the same

d)

none of the above

59.

If temperature is low, the humidity levels will be

a)

low

b)

high

c)

unaffected

d)

none of the above

60.

Horizontal movement of air is called (a)  

61.

Difference in ______ generates winds

a)

temperature

b)

humidity

c)

atmospheric pressure

d)

relative humidity

62.

Lines on maps connecting places with same amount of rainfall are called ____

a)

Isotherms

b)

Isobars

c)

Isohyets

d)

Isohels

63.

Lines on maps connecting places with same temperatures are called ____

a)

Isotherms

b)

isobars

c)

Isohyets

d)

Isohels

64.

Lines on the maps connecting places with same duration of sunshine are called (a)  

65.
I am the weather tool that measures the amount of precipitation in inches or centimeters.  What am I?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
thermometer
66.
I am the weather tool used to measure wind direction or the direction from which the wind is blowing.  What am I?
a)
weather/wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
sling psychrometer
67.
Weather conditions and patterns can be predicted based on weather data collected from various sources.  I am the source used to see cloud patterns and movement.  What am I?
a)
isobars
b)
radar
c)
satellite
d)
isotherms
68.
I am the weather tool used to measure air pressure in inches of mercury or millibars (mb). What am I?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
rain gauge
69.
I am a type of weather map that  provides information like (cloud cover, temperature, wind direction and speed, precipitation, or barometric pressure) from specific locations.  What am I?
a)
isotherm
b)
isobar
c)
weather map
d)
station model
70.
Weather maps can help predict weather patterns.  I am the lines that indicate high or low pressure systems.  What am I?
a)
isotherms
b)
isobars
c)
radar
d)
satellite
71.
Weather maps can help predict weather patterns.  I am the lines that indicate movement of air masses and fronts, or temperature .  What am I?
a)
isotherms
b)
radar
c)
satellite
d)
isobars
72.
I am the weather tool used to measure wind speed in miles per hour.  What am I?
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
thermometer
d)
sling psychrometer
73.
I am the weather tool used to measure water vapor in the atmosphere.  What am I?
a)
thermometer
b)
hygrometer
c)
rain gauge
74.
I am an expert that reads and reports weather data in the form of weather forecasts.  Who am I?
a)
Archeologist
b)
Meteorologist