What is a a) barometer?
b) thermometer
c) hygrometer?
d) wind vane?
100
Refer to the map. This city shows a cold front.
What is a) Denver b) Seattle c) Salt Lake City
d) Billings?
100
The state of the atmosphere at any given time.
What is a) altitude b) climate c) weather d) temperature?
100
Refer to the table. This is the average high temperature for Arizona?
What is a) 88 degrees?
b) 94 degrees?
c) 64 degrees?
d) 65 degrees?
100
Partly cloudy is an example of this.
What is a) weather?
b) altitude?
c) climate?
d) humidity?
200
This instrument is used to measure wind speed.
What is an a) anemometer?
b) wind vane?
c) hygrometer?
d) thermometer?
200
Refer to the map. You should wear this if you are in Portland.
What is a) snowshoes and gloves b) shorts and t-shirts
c) raincoat and umbrella d) sweaters and long pants?
200
The amount of water vapor in the air is called this.
What is a) humidity?
b) wind?
c) barometric pressure?
d) air pressure?
200
This is the true statement about air pressure in Tucson compared to the top of Mt. Lemmon?
What is a) The air pressure is less on Mt. Lemmon than in Tucson? b) There is no measurable air pressure on Mt. Lemmon? c) There is no difference in air pressure between Mt. Lemmon and Tucson? d) The air pressure is greater on Mt. Lemmon than in Tucson?
200
Refer to the table. This was the wind speed and wind direction on Jan 18, 2006.
What is a) Gentle winds from the North?
b) Moderate from the West?
c) Strong winds from the Southeast?
d) Moderate winds from the Northwest?
300
This is why meteorologists build weather stations and use different tools.
What is a) to change the weather?
b) to make the weather?
c) to forecast the weather?
d) to help the weather?
300
This is the symbol on a weather map that indicates a front.
What is A? B? C? D?
300
This is a description of CLIMATE in Tucson?
What is a) hot summers, warm to cool winters
b) high Sonoran Desert
c) mostly sunny
d) partially cloudy
300
Meteorologists build weather stations to ________.
What is a) to study weather maps?
b) to study data on weather conditions?
c) to study people's behavior?
d) to study the length of days?
300
Refer to the table. This is what happened to the temperature over the next few days when the barometric pressure went down.
What is a) got hotter?
b) stayed the same?
c) went up and down?
d) got colder?
400
The blanket of air surrounding the earth is called this.
What is a) atmosphere?
b) cold front?
c) stationary front
d) air pressure
400
This is the expected weather in Denver.
What is a) rainy b) thunderstorms c) hot d) cloudy?
400
This is a description of WEATHER in Tucson?
What is a) warm to hot summers, cool winters
b) hot summers, cool to warm winters
c) high Sonoran Desert
d) mostly sunny
400
Refer to the table. You would want to live in this state is you were planning to grow a crop that needed a lot of water.
What is a) Tennessee?
b) Utah?
c) Montana?
d) Arizona?
400
Refer to the table. This would be your prediction of what will happen to the weather as you class charts the barometric pressure and you notice it is dropping.
What is a) It will be sunny?
b) It will be hotter?
c) It will not change?
d) It will rain?
500
Climatologists mostly study this.
What is a) average weather conditions in an area over long period of time? b) changes in barometric pressure over one week? c) changing conditions in the atmosphere to predict the weather over a short period of time? d) changes in temperature over one week?
500
Scientists that study the weather are called__________.
What is a) climatologists?
b) weather station?
c) weather maps?
d) meteorologists?
500
Seattle has warm summers, cool winters, and lots of rain. This is a description of __________.
What is a) climate b) altitude c) weather d) meteorology?
500
Compare the data for Utah and Colorado. This is the most likely explanation for the difference in average high temperatures.
What is a) Utah has more humidity?
b) Colorado has more humidity?
c) Utah has higher altitudes?
d) Colorado has higher altitudes?
500
Refer to the table. This is the day there was probably a mistake reading or recording of the barometric pressure.
What is a) January 13, 2006?
b) January 15, 2006?
c) January 20, 2006?
d) January 18, 2006?