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WorksheetsWeather List 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the definition of weather?
The temperature of a location over a long period of time.
The average rainfall in an area each year.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place with respect to factors like wind, temperature, and pressure.
The amount of precipitation in the atmosphere at a specific moment.
Which tool is used to measure air pressure?
Thermometer
Barometer
Rain Gauge
Anemometer
Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
Evaporation
Snow
Transpiration
Air Pressure
What is the purpose of a rain gauge?
To measure air pressure.
To measure temperature.
To measure the amount of rain falling.
To measure wind speed.
Which tool is used to measure the amount of water in the air?
Barometer
Hygrometer
Anemometer
Weather Vane
Which process describes when liquid water transforms into water vapor?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Which process occurs when water vapor turns into liquid water?
Evaporation
Runoff
Transpiration
Condensation
What is runoff?
The process of water turning into vapor.
The flow of water over land, from rain or snowmelt.
The movement of water from clouds to the ground.
Water that remains in clouds.
What is transpiration?
Dew on plants turning into vapor.
Water flowing over the land.
Water vapor turning into liquid water.
Water falling from the sky.
Which type of cloud looks like cotton balls and brings fair weather?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Which cloud looks like feathers and typically signals a change in the weather?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Which cloud looks like a blanket and brings light, drizzly rain?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Which cloud looks like an anvil and brings thunderstorms?
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Cirrus
What is an air mass?
A body of water that rises and falls.
A body of air with the same temperature and/or humidity throughout.
A collection of clouds forming a storm.
A movement of air from low pressure to high pressure.
Which type of air mass is dry and cold?
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
Maritime Tropical
Which type of air mass is wet and cold?
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Maritime Tropical
Which type of air mass is dry and warm?
Maritime Tropical
Continental Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar
Which type of air mass is wet and warm?
Continental Tropical
Maritime Tropical
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
What happens during a cold front?
Warm air slides under cold air, causing light precipitation.
Cold air pushes into warm air, causing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.
Warm air moves into cold air and increases humidity.
Cold air rises above warm air, causing calm weather.
What is a warm front?
Cold air pushes into warm air, causing thunderstorms.
Warm air slides under cold air, causing light precipitation and warmer temperatures.
A sudden drop in temperature due to a change in air pressure.
A body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout.
What does the term "climate" refer to?
The current weather at a specific location.
The average temperature and precipitation of an area over a long period of time.
The amount of precipitation that falls during a single season.
The weather patterns in the tropics.
What does a weather vane measure?
Wind speed
Temperature
Wind direction
Rainfall
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind direction
Wind speed
Air pressure
Amount of rainfall
What is a sea breeze?
Warm air from the sea rises and cool air blows toward the sea.
Cool air from the land blows toward the sea.
Warm air from the land rises, and cool air from the sea blows toward the land during the day.
Warm air from the land rises, and cool air from the sea blows toward the land during the night.
What is a land breeze?
Warm air from the land rises, and cool air from the sea blows toward the land.
Cool air from the sea blows toward the land.
Warm air from the sea rises, and cool air from the land blows toward the sea during the night.
Warm air from the land rises, and cool air from the sea blows toward the land during the day.
