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4.9B Weather and Climate

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tool used to measure the speed of wind

a)

anemometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

windometer

2.

A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure

a)

thermometer

b)

pressurometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

3.

Average weather conditions for a region

year after year

a)

pattern

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

precipitation

4.

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

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

5.

To tell about in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge

a)

predict

b)

promote

c)

prepare

d)

precedent

6.

A rain gauge is a

a)

a tool that tells when it will likely rain

b)

a tool that tells how much it will likely rain

c)

a tool that measures the amount of rain at a location

d)

a tool that tells how fast the rain is falling

7.

how hot or cold something is

a)

temperature

b)

temperament

c)

temper

d)

temperance

8.

a tool that shows wind direction is a

a)

wind vine

b)

wind vane

c)

wind vent

d)

north, south, east, west tool

9.

The study of weather is called

a)

zoology

b)

chemistry

c)

meteorology

d)

biology

10.

Where is a good place to put a rain gauge

a)

in your car

b)

in a classroom

c)

under a tree

d)

on the playground

11.

Watching the way clouds move would be helpful in which characteristic of weather

a)

wind speed and direction

b)

humidity

c)

daily high temperature

d)

barometric pressure

12.

Why is humidity an important part of weather prediction

a)

the farther north a place is, the colder it is

b)

wind doesn't blow when air pressure is high

c)

cloud formation depends on the amount of water in the air

d)

when air pressure changes, the type of precipitation changes

13.

weather and climate are the same thing

a)

true

b)

false

14.

which are climates found closest to the equator

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

polar

d)

sub-tropical

15.

As the elevation of a location increases, the temperature

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

16.

high, thin, wispy fair weather clouds

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

17.

large, fluffy clouds that look like cotton balls

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

18.

low, layered, smooth bad weather clouds

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

status