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Weather Instruments and Weather Systems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

High Pressure Systems generally bring what kind of weather?

a)

Sunny skies

b)

Cloudy skies

c)

Rain and precipitation

d)

Windy weather

2.

What is the purpose of a barometer?

a)

Tells you that it is going to rain.

b)

Measures the amount of wind.

c)

Measusres the amount of clouds in the sky.

d)

It measure the amount of pressure in the air.

3.

The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph wind, a high temperature of 52 degrees and a pressure of 720 mb. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?

a)

anemometer, barometer, thermometer

b)

barometer, hygrometer, thermometer

c)

thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer

d)

anemometer, satellite image, barometer

4.

In a high pressure systems

a)

there are few clouds because the air in moving downward

b)

there are many clouds because the air is very humid

c)

there are few clouds because the air is moving outward

d)

there are many clouds because the air is moving upward

5.

A front is

a)

where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

b)

a boundary where hot and cold air are separating

c)

a boundary where two different air masses meet

d)

where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

6.

Which weather tool measures wind?

a)

anemometer

b)

therometer

c)

wind vane

d)

barometer

7.

Ryan is working on his Science Fair project. He plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks. What instrument should he use?

a)

Rain gauge

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Barometer

d)

Thermometer 

8.

Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?

a)

wind vane

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

hydrometer

9.

What kind of pressure predicts clear weather?

a)

high

b)

low

c)

cold

d)

stationary

10.

What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass?

a)

moist, warm air

b)

dry, cold air

c)

dry, warm air

11.

What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass? 

a)

dry, warm air

b)

moist, cold air

c)

moist, warm air

12.

What type of front is this? 

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

13.

Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

a)

A) Barometer

b)

B) Anemometer

c)

C) Thermometer

d)

D) Hygrometer

14.

A meteorologist uses a hygrometer to measure which aspect of the weather?

a)

A) Temperature

b)

B) Wind speed

c)

C) Humidity

d)

D) Atmospheric pressure

15.

What weather phenomenon is typically associated with a low-pressure system?

a)

A) Clear skies

b)

B) Stormy weather

c)

C) Cold temperatures

d)

D) High humidity