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Weather Elements and Instruments

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weather?
a)
The measure of transparency of the atmosphere.
b)
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
c)
Cumulus clouds
d)
Stratus clouds
2.
How is air pressure measured?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Psychrometer
d)
Wind vane
3.
What is humidity?
a)
Any form of water that falls from the sky to the ground.
b)
A measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.
c)
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
d)
The amount of water vapor in the air.
4.
What is temperature?
a)
The measure of how hot or cold something is
b)
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
c)
Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground.
d)
Evaporation
5.
How is temperature measured?
a)
Wind vane
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Rain guage
6.
What is precipitation?
a)
Any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds.
b)
Amount of water vapor in the air.
c)
Force of air molecules pushing on an area.
d)
Wind speed
7.
How do we measure wind speed?
a)
Wind vane
b)
Anemometer
c)
Cumulus
d)
Barometer
8.

The amount of moisture in the air is called...

a)

wind

b)

hail

c)

humidity

d)

temperature

9.

Which type of cloud produce thunderstorms?

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cirrus

10.

Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

a)

hail

b)

fog

c)

sleet

d)

snow

11.

Low air pressure usually means...

a)

sunny weather

b)

rainy weather

c)

partly cloudy weather

d)

hot weather

12.

A barometer is a tool that measures...

a)

wind speed

b)

rainfall

c)

temperature

d)

air pressure

13.

Identify this intrument

a)

Thermometer

b)

Rain Gauge

c)

Barometer

14.

this instrument is used to measure the speed of the wind

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Anemometer

c)

none of these

15.

PAGASA means...

a)

Philippine Anatomical, Geophysical, and Astrophysical Services Administration

b)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration

c)

Physical Atmospheric, Geographical, and Astronomical Services Association

d)

Philippine Anatomical, Geographical, and Autonomous Services Administration