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Weather/Water Test Review Practice

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

2.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

3.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

4.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

5.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
6.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
7.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
8.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
9.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
10.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
11.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
12.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
13.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
14.
Our weather generally moves in this direction...
a)
West to East
b)
East to West
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
15.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
16.
A warm front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds, and steady precipitation
d)
Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation
17.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
18.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
19.
Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
20.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
21.
The picture represents the symbol for a _______________________Front.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
22.
What kind of weather instrument measures air temperature
a)
wind vane
b)
rain gauge
c)
anemometer
d)
thermometer
23.
What kind of weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
rain gauge
24.
What kind of weather instrument is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period?
a)
wind vane
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
rain gauge
25.
What kind of weather instrument measures wind direction?
a)
wind vane
b)
rain gauge 
c)
thermometer
d)
barometer
26.
This instrument measures the amount of water vapor or humidity.
a)
hygrometer
b)
thermometer
c)
wind vane 
d)
weather map
27.

The temperature is currently 3°.

a)

climate

b)

weather

28.

We average 200 inches of snow each year.

a)

climate

b)

weather

29.

There is a hurricane affecting the Gulf Coast.

a)

climate

b)

weather

30.

The amount of precipitation measured over the course of a year.

a)

climate

b)

weather

31.

Characteristics of a Cirrus cloud..

a)

Thin clouds that look like feathers, high in the sky

b)

High in the sky, look like cotton balls bunched together

c)

usually mean rain

d)

Flat on bottom

32.

Characteristics of a Stratus cloud are..

a)

high clouds, look like tiny cotton balls

b)

low, puffy, gray clouds

c)

low level clouds, usually bring rain, form in layers

d)

flat on bottom, fair weather

33.

How do clouds help meteorologists?

a)

they let them know how hot it is going to be

b)

they tell them how cold it is going to be

c)

they help them predict the weather

d)

they don't help them at all

34.

What temperature does water freeze?

a)

32 degrees F

0 degrees C

b)

30 degrees F

10 degrees C

c)

0 degrees F

32 degrees C

35.

What temperature does water boil?

a)

100 degrees F

150 degrees C

b)

215 degrees F

100 degrees C

c)

212 degrees F

100 degrees C

36.

What kind of front is indicated with a purple line with half circles?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Cold

d)

Warm

37.

What type of front is identified by a red line?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Cold

d)

Warm

38.

What type of front is identified by a blue line?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Cold

d)

Warm

39.

what type of front brings big storms?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Cold

d)

Warm

40.

What type of front brings scattered rain?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationary

c)

Cold

d)

Warm

41.

Match the following

a)

Cold Front

1.

Cold air mass pushes up a warm air mass

b)

Warm Front

2.

Warm air mass squashes a cold air mass to the ground

c)

Stationary Front

3.

Two Fronts meet and do not push past each other

d)

Occluded Front

4.

Two cold fronts sandwich a warm front

42.

If you see this symbol on a weather map, what can you predict about the weather?

a)

This symbol points in the direction of air movement. It is likely to get colder as the cold front moves across.

b)

It is getting warmer there.

c)

There will be a hurricane.

d)

It is cloudy there.

43.

If you see this symbol on a weather map, what can you predict?

a)

The weather is getting colder as the front moves across.

b)

There will be snow.

c)

There will be a flood.

d)

The weather is getting warmer as the front moves across.

44.

Thunderstorms and precipitation are the result of warm fronts meeting cold fronts.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.
The amount of water vapor in the air
a)
Humidity
b)
Ice cream
c)
Sleet
d)
Precipitation
46.
Frozen raindrops
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Slushies
d)
Snow
47.
The average of weather conditions over a long time, usually at least 30 years
a)
Weather 
b)
Climate
c)
Hurricane Matthew
d)
Humidity
48.
Weather tool used to measure wind speed
a)
Wind vane
b)
Anemometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Kite
49.
A weather tool used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen in a particular period of time
a)
Dog bowl
b)
Rain gauge
c)
Compass
d)
Barometer
50.
Weather tool used to measure air pressure
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Weather Balloon
d)
Hello Kitty
51.
The process in which a gas turns into a liquid
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Fire

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