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- 1. Multiple Choice
The forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following MOST helpful?
Average yearly precipitation
Today’s barometric pressure
Temperature changes in one month
How often natural disasters occur
- 2. Multiple Choice
The amount of moisture in the air is called:
Barometric pressure
Wind
Temperature
Humidity
- 3. Multiple Choice
atmosphere
air that surrounds earth
the layer of gases closest to earth's surface
air pressing on a surface
water vapor in the air
- 4. Multiple Choice
climate
a tool that measures air pressure
heat going from one place to another through movement of a gas or liquid
winds that blow around Earth in given directions over long distances
the average weather conditions of a place
- 5. Multiple Choice_______ look like cotton balls.stratuscirruscumuluscumulonimbus
- 6. Multiple Choice_______ are clouds that are found in high altitudes.stratuscirruscumuluscumulonimbus
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich clouds form near the ground?FogCirrocumulusNimbostratusAltocumulus
- 8. Multiple ChoiceClouds form in which step of the Water Cycle?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRun Off
- 9. Multiple ChoiceNimbus is a prefix that means...fairrainsunsnow
- 10. Multiple Choice
How do clouds form?Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud. - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument measures how much precipitation has fallen?Rain GaugeAnemometerThermometerWeather Balloon
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument measures the temperature of the air?ThermometerRain GaugeAnemometerHygrometer
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument measures wind speed?AnemometerBarometerHygrometerWind Vane
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument measures air pressureAnemometerBarometerHygrometerWind Vane
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument shows how much water vapor or moisture is in the air?AnemometerBarometerHygrometerWind Vane
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument shows the direction that wind is coming from?Doppler RadarWeather SateliteWind VaneHygrometer
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument measures the location of storms and how fast winds are moving, including the winds in tornadoes?Doppler RadarWeather SateliteWind VaneWeather Balloon
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat instrument is this?AnemomterBarometerHygrometerWind Vane
- 19. Multiple Choice
What MOST affects the temperature of an area?
latitude
longitude
precipitataion
altitude
- 20. Multiple Choice
Wind speed is affected the MOST by:
cloud cover
direction of wind
air pressure
amount of humidity in the air
- 21. Multiple Choice
What has the LEAST effect on local weather?
wind speeds
landforms
precipitation
temperature
- 22. Multiple Choice
What kind of weather MOST LIKELY results from a low pressure system?
sunny and clear with no wind
mostly sunny, but with a little precipitation
cloudy skies, windy, with moderate to heavy precipitation
partly cloudy with a little precipitation
- 23. Multiple Choice
What two factors are used to measure wind?
speed and temperature
direction and speed
temperature and speed
direction and temperature
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is used to measure air pressure?
An annemomter
A barometer
A psychrometer
A thermometer
- 25. Multiple Choice
What kinds of clouds are MOST OFTEN visible in fair weather?
altostratus
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
- 26. Multiple Choice
A Scientists who explains, understands and observes the earth's atmosphere.
astronomer
doctor
meteorologist
teacher
- 27. Multiple Choice
A prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather.
humidity
meteorologist
forecast
front
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is always true about stratus clouds?They are puffy on top and flat on the bottom.They are wispy and made of ice.They are low in the sky and cover large areas.They are a collection of tiny, solid water droplets.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat factor causes changes in the type of precipitation seen from one season to the next?wind speedwind directiontemperaturecondensation
- 30. Multiple ChoiceOn which factor does the variation in the wind speed most most directly depend?quantity of rainfalltypes of clouds presentdifference in air pressurequantity of water vapor in the air
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true about cirrus clouds?Cirrus clouds are puffy, lumpy-looking clouds.Cirrus clouds form high in the sky and are formed mostly of ice crystals.Cirrus clouds are often found lower in the sky.Cirrus clouds usually form in layers and cover large areas of the sky.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich step of the water cycle is described correctly?Condensation occurs when vapor turns into a liquid.Evaporation occurs when vapor turns into a liquid.Precipitation occurs when water flows across the land.Runoff occurs when water falls from the sky.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn the forecast, a meteorologist indicates that there is a southwest wind approaching the viewing area. What does this mean?The wind is blowing from the northeast to the southwest.The wind is blowing from the southwest to the northeast.There is wind blowing from the north and wind blowing from the east.There is wind blowing to the south and wind blowing to the west.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceAnalyze the thermometer.
What is the temperature?20 degrees Celsius25 degrees Celsius74 degrees Celsius76 degrees Celsius - 35. Multiple Choice
A farmer uses the tool shown to collect and measure the precipitation his farm receives.
What term identifies the tool used by the farmer?
anemometer
barometer
rain gauge
wind vane
- 36. Multiple ChoiceOn a sunny day, Andrea places a wet cloth in her backyard. After a few hours, she observes the the cloth is dry.
Which statement best explains Andrea's observation?Water in the cloth transpired into the surrounding air.Water evaporated from the cloth into the atmosphere.Water in the cloth lost heat energy to the atmosphere.Water condensed from the cloth into the surrounding air. - 37. Multiple ChoiceThe water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface.
Which object in the picture provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur?CloudLakeMountainsSun - 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich processes directly contribute to cloud formation?condensation and precipitationevaporation and precipitationevaporation and condensationprecipitation and runoff
- 39. Multiple ChoiceA high pressure system is over an area. What type of weather is associated with a high pressure system most of the time?sunny and fairsunny and coldsnow onlyrain only
- 40. Multiple Choice
Tropical, temperate, and polar are terms that describe climate zones due to
Rainfall amount
Latitude
Temperature
Snowfall amount
- 41. Multiple Choice
What phenomenon is responsible for global warming on earth?
Hurricanes
The Greenhouse Effect
El Nino
Tornadoes
- 42. Multiple Choice
What 2 gases contribute to the Greenhouse Effect?
carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide
oxygen and carbon dioxide
helium and oxygen
oxygen and natural gas
- 43. Multiple Choice
We use more fossil fuels now than they used to years ago.
True
False
- 44. Multiple Choice
What is a way we can reduce gases that pollute the air?
drive a car
increase manufacturing
walk
burn coal
- 45. Multiple Choice
What material would keep your home the warmest?
white shingles
clear glass
wooden shingles
black shingles
- 46. Multiple Choice
The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.
wind
climate
high pressure
air pressure
- 47. Multiple Choice
All wind are caused by differences in ____________.
weather
precipitation
air pressure
climate
- 48. Multiple Choice
The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the __________.
warm-chill factor
anemometer factor
wind-chill factor
wind direction factor
- 49. Multiple Choice
Warm air __________.
is not part of the atmosphere
has less energy
sinks
rises
- 50. Multiple Choice
Mia lives in a place that is usually sunny with frequent summer rains. For most of the year, it is warm and humid. Mia has never seen snow where she lives. In what type of climate zone does Mia most likely live?
desert
polar
temperate
tropical
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