WorksheetsWeather Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name:
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2.
1. Who gathers weather data and predicts weather patterns?
a)
Meteorologist
b)
Biologist
c)
Criminologist
d)
Anthropologist
3.
2. Which of the following is NOT a weather instrument?
a)
Barometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Odometer
d)
Thermometer
4.
3. Which of the following measures air pressure?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
4. What is air pressure?
a)
The amount of heat energy in the air
b)
How much precipitation fell
c)
How fast the wind is blowing
d)
It is due to the weight of the air and determined by several factors
6.
5. Which of the following measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Rain Guage
d)
Thermometer
7.
6. What is wind speed?
a)
The amount of heat energy in the air
b)
How much rain, snow, sleet, or hail fall
c)
How fast the wind is blowing
d)
It is due to the weight in the air
8.
7. Which of the following measures precipitation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
8. What is precipitation?
a)
The amount of heat energy in the air
b)
How much rain, snow, sleet, or hail fell
c)
How fast the wind is blowing
d)
It is due to the weight of the air
10.
9. Which of the following measures temperature?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
11.
10. What is temperature?
a)
The amount of heat energy in the air
b)
How much rain, snow, sleet, or hail fell
c)
How fast the wind is blowing
d)
It is due to the weight of the air
12.
11. Which does NOT describe a high pressure air mass?
a)
Air cools and molecules huddle together
b)
Becomes more dense and sinks
c)
Fair weather and light winds
d)
Cloudy with strong winds
13.
12. Which does NOT describe a low pressure air mass?
a)
Air warms and molecules scatter
b)
Becomes lighter and rises
c)
Fair weather with light winds
d)
Cloudy with strong winds
14.
13. Which symbol on the map shows low pressure?
a)
H
b)
L
c)
-
d)
Option 4
15.
14. What is a boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity?
a)
Front
b)
Cloud
c)
Air mass
d)
Rain
16.
15. Which does NOT describe a warm front?
a)
Warm, moist air behind it
b)
Cold air behind it
c)
Rain may fall
d)
Rises over colder air
17.
16. Which does NOT describe a cold front?
a)
Cold air behind it
b)
Warm, moist air behind it
c)
Pushes over warm air
d)
May cause heavy precipitation
18.
17. Which symbol on the map shows a cold front?
a)
H
b)
L
c)
-
d)
-
19.
18. Which precipitation is water droplets that fall when clouds get too heavy to hold them?
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
20.
19. Which precipitation is frozen raindrops that bounce on impact with the ground?
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
21.
20. Which precipitation is large, frozen raindrops produced by intense thunderstorms?
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
22.
21. Which precipitation is ice crystals that collect together as they fall to the surface in freezing air?
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
23.
22. What is the average weather condition in an area over a period of years called?
a)
Temperature
b)
Climate
c)
Season
d)
Forecast
24.
23. A _____________ has heavy rain, winds, thunder, and lightning.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
water cycle
d)
thunderstorm
25.
24. A _____________ has heavy rain, very strong winds, high tides, and waves.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
water cycle
d)
thunderstorm
26.
25. The _____________ is the process by which water moves through the Earth and atmosphere.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
water cycle
d)
thunderstorm
27.
26. A _____________ has very high winds and a funnel-shaped cloud.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
water cycle
d)
thunderstorm
28.
27. Which storm is shown in the picture?
a)
Tornado
b)
Thunderstorm
c)
Hurricane
29.
28. Which storm is shown in the picture?
a)
Tornado
b)
Thunderstorm
c)
Hurricane
30.
29. Which storm is shown in the picture?
a)
Tornado
b)
Thunderstorm
c)
Hurricane
31.
30. Fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are --
a)
Cirrus Clouds
b)
Stratus Clouds
c)
Cumulus Clouds
d)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
32.
31. Feathery clouds are --
a)
Cirrus Clouds
b)
Stratus Clouds
c)
Cumulus Clouds
d)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
33.
32. Larger and darker clouds are --
a)
Cirrus Clouds
b)
Stratus Clouds
c)
Cumulus Clouds
d)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
34.
33. Smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky are --
a)
Cirrus Clouds
b)
Stratus Clouds
c)
Cumulus Clouds
d)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
35.
34. ______ clouds are associated with fair weather with rain or snow within hours.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
36.
35. ______ clouds are associated with thunderstorms.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
37.
36. ______ clouds are associated with light rain or drizzle.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
38.
37. ______ clouds are associated with fair weather.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
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