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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 56mins
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1.
If you have a high-humidity, low-pressure air mass that is pushed up a mountain, what will most likely happen to the weather?
a)
The temperature will increase.
b)
It will precipitate.
c)
It will be very dry.
d)
There will be no change in the weather.
2.
Justin saw a cloud, like the one in the picture, yesterday. The weather was mostly sunny and warm. If he sees this cloud again today, what kind of weather will he most likely expect?
a)
sunny and warm
b)
mostly cloudy
c)
thunderstorms
d)
windy and cold
3.
Cumulonimbus clouds are sometimes called thunderstorm clouds. These clouds are dark and puffy. Which of the following are most likely cumulonimbus clouds?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The chart pictured shows the average rainfall and average temperature for a city during the first three months of the year.
Based on these data, what is the best prediction for the weather in April?
Based on these data, what is the best prediction for the weather in April?
a)
more rainfall and warmer than March
b)
windier and colder than March
c)
less rainfall and colder than January
d)
less rainfall and colder than February
5.
Which group of tools would be most useful to a meteorologist when asking questions and collecting information about the weather?
a)
maps, charts, and books
b)
a television, a sundial, and a rain gauge
c)
rulers, beakers, and balance scales
d)
a wind gauge, a thermometer, and a barometer
6.
Which instrument is used to measure changes in wind speed?
a)
hygrometer
b)
thermometer
c)
anemometer
d)
barometer
7.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
8.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
9.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
10.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
11.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
12.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
13.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
14.
Someone who studies the weather.
a)
rain gauge
b)
taxonomists
c)
meterologist
d)
satellites
15.
What weather instrument is pictured?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Wind Vane
c)
Barometer
d)
Hygrometer
16.
What weather factor does a wind vane measure?
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Air Temperature
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Wind Direction
17.
Select the best answer- What is weather?
a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
18.
Which of the following is a part of weather?
a)
temperature
b)
wind direction
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
19.
What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth?
a)
water vapor
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
atmosphere
20.
Which tool is used to measure precipitation?
a)
thermometer
b)
compass
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
21.
The Sun gives us all of the following except-
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
water
22.
What does the Sun provide for the water cycle?
a)
light energy
b)
heat energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
sound energy
23.
Select all of the ways we can measure weather
a)
temperature
b)
wind
c)
precipitation
d)
all of the above
24.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
25.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
26.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
27.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
28.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
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