Clouds
Weather Instruments
Fronts
Weather Maps
Potpourri
100
This cloud is a dark, vertical cloud that brings severe weather like thunderstorms.
A. cumulonimbus
B. nimbostratus
C. cumulus
A. cumulonimbus
100
This weather instrument determines which direction the air is blowing from.
A. barometer
B. anemometer
C. wind vane
C. wind vane
100
Which type of front occurs when an air mass of lighter warm air collides with heavier cold air and usually causes rain until the warm advances causing a rise in temperatures?
A. warm front
B. cold front
C. stationary front
A. warm front
100
Based on the weather map below from Monday, what can you predict will happen to the weather on Tuesday in Los Angeles?
A. a low-pressure system will move in
B. a warm front will move in
C. it will stay the same
C. it will stay the same
100
Is the statement below an example of weather or climate?
Tennessee has hot and humid summers.
Climate
200
This cloud is a thin, wispy cloud made of ice crystals found high in the sky and is associated with fair/good weather.
A. cumulonimbus
B. cirrus
C. cumulus
B. cirrus
200
Which instrument is BEST used to predict weather changes?
A. rain gauge
B. barometer
C. hygrometer
D. anemometer
B. barometer
200
The meteorologist says there is a cold front headed towards McLeansville, NC. What kind of weather will it bring?
A. cooler temperatures and sunshine
B. cooler temperatures and storms
C. cooler temperatures and light winds
B. cooler temperatures and storms
200
Based on the weather map below, what do you predict will happen with the weather over the next day in Atlanta?
a. clear skies
b. rain followed by a drop in temperatures
c. rain followed by a rise in temperatures
c. rain followed by a rise in temperatures
200
Is the statement below an example of weather or climate?
The wind is currently blowing at 17 mph.
Weather
300
This cloud is a low, gray cloud that blankets the sky and is associated with light rain and fog
A. cirrus
B. cumulonimbus
C. stratus
C. stratus
300
A meteorologist determines the wind is blowing at 21mph. Which weather tool helped them to determine this?
A. anemometer
B. barometer
C. hygrometer
A. anemometer
300
Which type of front occurs when an air mass of lighter warm air collides with heavier cold air and neither air mass moves, causing either several days of rain OR several days of sunshine?
A. occluded front
B. warm front
C. stationary front
C. stationary front
300
What do you predict will happen in Minneapolis over the next 2 days?
a. rain and a rise in temperatures
b. clear, sunny weather
c. rain and drop in temperatures
c. rain and drop in temperatures
300
Students report that their area has mostly cirrus clouds. What are MOST LIKELY the weather conditions that they are experiencing?
A. Windy
B. Rain
C. Fair
C. Fair
400
This cloud is a low-lying dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and is associated with steady rain, snow, and sleet.
A. cumulus
B. nimbostratus
C. cumulonimbus
B. nimbostratus
400
A meteorologist determines that .2 inches of rain have fallen in the last 3 hours. Which tool helped them to determine this?
A. wind vane
B. hygrometer
C. rain gauge
C. rain gauge
400
Which type of front occurs when three air masses collide and cause a mix of rain showers and thunderstorms?
A. occluded front
B. cold front
C. warm front
A. occluded front
400
What happens to the weather between Day 1 and Day 2 on the map at Point C?
a. there is a drop in temperatures
b. the weather stays the same
c. there is a rise in temperatures
d. rain moves in
b. the weather stays the same
400
Which best describes a hurricane?
A. a low-pressure system
B. a high-pressure system
C. a cold front
D. a stationary front
A. a low-pressure system
500
This cloud is a white, puffy cloud that is typically associated with good weather
A. cumulus
B. cirrus
C. cumulonimbus
A. cumulus
500
Which type of weather instrument would a meteorologist use to measure the humidity?
A. thermometer
B. anemometer
C. hygrometer
C. hygrometer
500
Which type of front is moving through Texas?
A. stationary front
B. cold front
C. warm front
B. cold front
500
What happens to the weather at point A on the map between Day 1 and Day 2?
a. storms followed by a drop in temperatures
b. storms followed by a rise in temperatures
c. sunny weather
d. nothing happens
a. storms followed by a drop in temperatures
500
How does weather typically move across the United States?
a. from north to south
b. from west to south
c. from east to west
d. from west to east
d. from west to east