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Weather and Atmospheric Science Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term is unrelated to cloud types?

a)

A) Cirrus

b)

B) Condensation

c)

C) Stratus

d)

D) Cumulus

2.

Identify the term that is not a form of precipitation.

a)

A) Rain

b)

B) Snow

c)

C) Thermometer

d)

D) Sleet

3.

Which term does not describe a type of wind or air movement?

a)

A) Coriolis Effect

b)

B) Jet Stream

c)

C) Trade Winds

d)

D) Barometer

4.

Choose the term that does not relate to measuring atmospheric pressure.

a)

A) Barometer

b)

B) Water

c)

C) Mercury

d)

D) Aneroid

5.

Find the term unrelated to weather instruments.

a)

A) Rain Gauge

b)

B) Psychrometer

c)

C) Anemometer

d)

D) Hurricane

6.

How does water vapor get into the atmosphere?

a)

A) water

b)

B) evaporation

c)

C) condensation

d)

D) precipitation

7.

Cumulonimbus clouds cause what type of weather?

a)

A) clear, nice

b)

B) stormy, thunderstorms

c)

C) windy

d)

D) air pressure

8.

The type of front formed when a mass of warm air replaces a mass of cold air is a (an)

a)

A) cold front

b)

B) warm front

c)

C) occluded front

d)

D) stationary front

9.

Clouds that are very dark and produce thunderstorms are called

a)

A) cirrus

b)

B) stratus

c)

C) nimbostratus

d)

D) cumulonimbus

10.

Which of the following is used to measure rainfall?

a)

anemometer

b)

ruler

c)

barometer

d)

rain gauge

11.

Dew happens because of

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

snow

12.

What type of air is at letter A?

a)

cold air nice weather

b)

Warm Air nice weather

c)

Warm Air, rainy

d)

none of the above

13.

What type of air is at letter B?

a)

cold air nice weather

b)

Warm Air nice weather

c)

Warm Air, rainy

d)

none of the above

14.

What symbol represents the warm Front?

a)

Blue Triangles

b)

Red Circles

c)

Red L

d)

Blue H

15.

What symbol represents the Cold Front?

a)

Blue Triangles

b)

Red Circles

c)

Red L

d)

Blue H

16.

Which cloud above would produce nice, sunny weather?

a)

a

b)

none

c)

c

17.

Which cloud above is called a cirrus cloud?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

18.

Which cloud above is called a stratus cloud?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

19.

At 80°F, an air mass has 50g of water vapor. If the air mass can hold 100g of water vapor, what is the relative humidity?

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

not enough info given to calculate.

20.

At 75°F, an air mass has 32g of water vapor. It can hold 100g of water vapor. What is the humidity?

a)

64%

b)

32%

c)

64g

d)

32g

21.

At 100.1% relative humidity, what process has to happen?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

none of these

d)

Both A & B

22.

A scientist who studies the condition of the atmosphere is a(n) ______.

a)

astronomer

b)

botanist

c)

geologist

d)

meteorologist

23.

Humidity is measured with a(n) ______.

a)

thermometer

b)

rain gauge

c)

anemometer

d)

psycrometer

24.

What would you call a cold front that overtakes a warm front (they are going in the same direction)?

a)

occluded front

b)

Cold Front

c)

warm front

d)

stationary front

25.

When a cold front or warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______.

a)

occluded front

b)

Cold Front

c)

warm front

d)

stationary front

26.

Air Masses have similar ______.

a)

Temperature

b)

Moisture

c)

Pressure

d)

All the above

27.

What would you a warm air mass in between 2 cold air masses?

a)

occluded front

b)

Cold Front

c)

warm front

d)

stationary front

28.

Wind vane ______.

a)

measures rain fall

b)

measures wind speed

c)

measures wind direction

d)

measures air pressure

e)

measures relative humidity

29.

Anemometer ______.

a)

measures wind direction

b)

measures rain fall

c)

measures wind speed

d)

measures air pressure

e)

measures relative humidity

30.

Barometer ______.

a)

measures wind speed

b)

measures rain fall

c)

measures wind direction

d)

measures air pressure

e)

measures relative humidity

31.

Psychrometer ______.

a)

measures relative humidity

b)

measures rain fall

c)

measures wind speed

d)

measures wind direction

e)

measures air pressure

32.

Rain gauge ______.

a)

measures rain fall

b)

measures wind speed

c)

measures air pressure

d)

measures wind direction

e)

measures relative humidity