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Weather 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does NOT affect the weather?

a)

The temperature of the air

b)

The speed of the wind

c)

The types of clouds in the sky

d)

The phase of the moon

2.
What season has the hottest temperature?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
3.
The changing of water vapor (gas) into water (liquid) is _____________________.
a)
water vapor
b)
tornado
c)
condensation
4.
The changing of water (liquid) into water vapor (gas) is called ___________.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
5.
How water moves from land to air and back again is called the ____________.
a)
weather
b)
thermometer
c)
water cycle
6.
Water as a gas is called _________.
a)
water vapor
b)
tornado
c)
hibernate
7.
More clouds can form in ______ air.
a)
humid
b)
dry
8.

What are clouds made from?

a)

dust

b)

water droplets

c)

air

d)

cotton

9.

When the pressure is low, then there will be ________.

a)

lots of sun

b)

high temperatures

c)

clouds and rain

d)

hot, dry weather

10.
________ covers large areas and long periods of time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
11.
Fog is simply a ______ that has formed close to the ground. 
a)
rain storm
b)
dew
c)
frost
d)
cloud
12.

What is temperature?

a)

A measurement of how much heat is present.

b)

How cold something is.

c)

The tool that is used to measure heat.

d)

A type of food.

13.

A meteorologist is ________.

a)

a scientist who studies and predicts the weather

b)

a prefix or suffix that can be added to a cloud type to indicate precipitation is falling

c)

a type of very tall cumulus cloud with a dark grey bottom that can indicate severe storms

d)

the study of weather

14.

Any water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

a)

precipitation

b)

humidity

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

15.

Which tool is used to collect precipitation (rain, sleet, snow) and how much precipitation fell during the day?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

16.

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

17.

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

18.

Which tool is pictured below?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

19.

Which tool is pictured?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Wind Vane

20.

Which tool is pictured?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

21.

A meteorologist says the air pressure is rising and we will have clear skies for the rest of the week. Which weather instrument was used?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

22.

Our area measured 2 inches of precipitation.

What weather instrument was used for this measurement?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

23.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulus

24.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

Stratus

b)

cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbostratus

25.

What type of cloud is this?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

26.

What type of weather do cumulonimbus clouds bring? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Sunny

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

tornadoes

d)

clear, calm

27.

What type of weather do cirrus clouds bring?

a)

clear, calm

b)

thunderstorms

c)

rain

d)

snow

28.

These clouds are very dramatic looking and look like big puffs of cotton that are flat on the bottom and fluffy on top. They usually predict nice weather but if they grow tall in the sky and the fluffy top flattens out they will become thunderstorm clouds.

a)

Stratus

b)

Alto

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cirrus

29.
This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined
a)
cirrus cloud
b)
cumulus cloud
c)
stratus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
30.

Which cloud produces light rain or drizzle?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

stratus

31.

Which cloud means there is fair weather?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

stratus

32.

____________ clouds are low to the ground and cover the sky.

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

33.

This storm covers a narrow path, yet it is extremely destructive. It often forms over flat land. What storm is described?

a)

Flood

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Thunderstorm

34.

This storm is the most powerful electrical storm. What storm is described?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Tornado

d)

Flood

35.

This storm forms over water, but it weakens when it moves across land. What storm is described?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Tornado

d)

Flood

36.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

hail

c)

thunderstorm

d)

dust storm

37.

What is this?

a)

flood

b)

hail

c)

thunderstorm

d)

blizzard

38.

What is this?

a)

blizzard

b)

thunderstorm

c)

flood

d)

hurricane

39.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

ice storm

d)

dust storm

40.

What is this?

a)

hail

b)

hurricane

c)

flood

d)

blizzard

41.
Thunderstorm clouds are called - 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus

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