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Weather

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an element of weather?

a)

Temperature

b)

Air pressure

c)

Fall

d)

Humidity

2.

Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

a)

Snow

b)

Fog

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

3.

In America (imperial system), what is the unit of temperature called?

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

4.

What is the unit of temperature using the metric system (the rest of the world)?

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

5.

What is the type of precipitation that hits as a liquid and then freezes instantly when it hits the ground?

a)

Snow

b)

Hail

c)

Sleet

d)

Freezing Rain

6.

This type of precipitation grows in layers each time it is pushed up or down in the cloud.

a)

Snow

b)

Rain

c)

Hail

d)

Sleet

7.

This type of precipitation melts on its way to the ground and stays a liquid drop of water as it hits the above freezing ground.

a)

Snow

b)

Sleet

c)

Freezing Rain

d)

Rain

8.

What type of precipitation falls through a sky that is ALL below freezing so that the precipitation stays an ice crystal?

a)

Snow

b)

Rain

c)

Hail

d)

Freezing Rain

9.

This type of precipitation that melts as it falls through the sky but then refreezes BEFORE it hits the ground as a solid ball of ice.

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Freezing Rain

d)

Snow

10.

White, puffy clouds with flat bottoms.

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

11.

Cloud that usually covers all or most of the sky like a blanket and blocks out most direct sunlight.

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

12.

High, wispy clouds made up of ice crystals.

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

13.

Huge, tall cloud that starts as a cumulus cloud.

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

14.

An anemometer measures...

a)

Wind speed

b)

Amount of precipitation

c)

Air pressure

d)

Wind direction

15.

A weather vane/wind vane measures...

a)

Wind speed

b)

Amount of precipitation

c)

Air pressure

d)

Wind direction

16.

A barometer measures

a)

Wind speed

b)

Amount of precipitation

c)

Air pressure

d)

Air temperature

17.

A thermometer measures...

a)

Wind speed

b)

Air pressure

c)

Air temperature

d)

Amount of precipitation

18.

A rain gauge measures...

a)

Air temperature

b)

Amount of precipitation

c)

Wind direction

d)

Air Pressure

19.

A type of storm that is created by funnel clouds with extreme weather. This happens when wind changes direction and gains strength.

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Rain

20.

Huge slow moving storm that happens over warm ocean waters.

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Rain

21.

May develop in humid, warm conditions.

Usually produce heavy rain for 30-60 minutes.

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Rain