Weather Tools
Predicting Weather
Wild Card
Weather and Climate
Climate
Water Cycle
100
What weather condition is this object designed to measure?
What is wind speed?
100
Jeffery notices that the air pressure is rising. Based on this observation, which type of weather does Jeffery expect?
A. fair weather
B. unstable weather
C. windy weather
D. stormy weather
What is A, fair weather?
100
Name at least 3 types of precipitation?
What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
100
Different environments can have very different weather. The picture below shows an environment you might see in the southwestern United States.
Which set of weather conditions are most common in the summer in the environment shown?
| A. | low temperature, low rainfall | |
| B. | low temperature, high rainfall | |
| C. | high temperature, low rainfall | |
| D. | high temperature, high rainfall |
What is C, high temperature, low rainfall?
100
Over long periods of time, the climate of an area can change. Which of these can cause a change in climate?
A. Earth's position along its orbit
B. a long-term increase in temperature
C. tides caused by the moon
D. heating and cooling of a body of water
What is B, a long-term increase in temperature?
100
Which pair of processes helps recharge aquifers?
A. rain falling on the oceans and on land
B. glaciers breaking off and melting
C. snow and rain falling on land
D. melting glaciers and sea level rise
What is C, snow and rain falling on land?
200
Bridget tells her friend Alexis that she thinks the humidity is high because her hair is more curly than normal. Which tool could Alexis use to determine if the humidity is high?
| A. | a barometer | |
| B. | a wind vane | |
| C. | a hygrometer | |
| D. | a thermometer |
What is C, a hygrometer?
200
The illustration below shows what a piece of hail can look like on the inside.
Why do some balls of hail have icy layers?
| A. | Water that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers. | |
| B. | Raindrops freeze from the inside out, forming one layer of ice at a time. | |
| C. | Cracks form layers in the ball of hail when the hail hits the ground. | |
| D. | Each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added. |
What is D, each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added.
200
Look at that table below.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Most fresh water is underground.
B. About 50% of all fresh water is frozen.
C. Less than 1% of Earth's fresh water is surface water.
D. Groundwater makes up less than a quarter of Earth's fresh water.
What is C, less than 1% of Earth's fresh water is surface water.
200
Jen watches the weather report on the news. The announcer states that an air mass formed over a tropical ocean is moving into the area where Jen lives. Which type of weather can Jen expect?
A. cold and dry
B. warm and dry
C. warm and wet
D. cold and wet
What is C, warm and wet?
200
Some places have large changes in temperature during a year, and other places have small changes. Which of these places has the climate with the smallest annual temperature change?
| A. | arctic plain | |
| B. | temperate desert | |
| C. | tropical rain forest | |
| D. | temperate woodland |
What is C, tropical rain forest?
200
The diagram below shows the water cycle.
At which point does runoff happen?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
What is D, 4?
300
Which of these tools does a meteorologist use to describe the weather?
What is C, an anemometer?
300
Antonio observes the weather one afternoon. He concludes that thunderstorms are likely. Which observation best supports his conclusion?
| A. | There is a light wind. | |
| B. | The temperature is 23 °C (75 °F). | |
| C. | The winds are blowing from the east. | |
| D. | The clouds are mainly cumulonimbus. |
What is D, the clouds are mainly cumulonimbus?
300
Clouds are categorized by their shape and their elevation. Which list shows cloud type in order from highest to lowest?
A. cirrus, altocumulus, stratus
B. cirrus, stratus, altocumulus
C. stratus, altocumulus, cirrus
D. stratus, cirrus, altocumulus
What is A, cirrus, altocumulus, stratus?
300
The arrows in this diagram show the direction of prevailing winds.
At which point in the diagram are you likely to find a hot, dry desert climate?
A. point Y
B. point X
C. point Z
D. point W
What is C, point Z?
300
The graph below shows the average temperature in Miami, Florida.
In what climate zone in Miami located?
A. polar
B. temperate
C. tropical
D. subpolar
What is C, tropical?
300
A model of the water cycle was made using an aquarium with a glass cover, a container of ice cubes, water, and a lamp. Which part of the water cycle causes the water droplets to form on the glass cover?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Runoff
What is B, condensation?
400
Malik was given a weather station for his birthday. The picture below shows one of the instruments on the weather station.
What is the name of the tool and what does the instrument measure?
What is a barometer which measures air pressure?
400
Scientists study many factors that allow them to predict weather. Which factor most directly affects the movement of air?
A. precipitation
B. temperature
C. relative humidity
D. air pressure
What is D, air pressure?
400
Water is constantly returning to the atmosphere from Earth's surface. Where on Earth does MOST evaporation take place?
What are oceans?
400
Which symbol represents a warm front?
What is H?
400
Earth has many types of climate zones. The map below shows the tundra climate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.
Which of the following BEST describes this type of climate zone?
A. It is very hot because it is on the coastline.
B. It is very wet because it is below sea level.
C. It receives very little snowfall because it is close to the ocean.
D. It has very cold temperatures because it is far from the equator.
What is D, It has very cold temperatures because it is far from the equator.
400
Maria’s class is studying the water cycle. Maria draws a diagram of the cycle shown below.
What should she label the process of water moving from the ocean to the atmosphere?
| A. | condensation | |
| B. | evaporation | |
| C. | infiltration | |
| D. | precipitation |
What is B, evaporation?
500
Dasha made the following object and placed it outside during a storm.
Which of the following will Dasha be able to determine?
| A. | the type of precipitation | |
| B. | the amount of precipitation | |
| C. | the direction of the precipitation | |
| D. | the temperature of the precipitation |
What is B, the amount of precipitation?
500
For science class, Bob, Sam, and Jim are studying how precipitation levels vary in different parts of their city. What is the BEST procedure for collecting data?
A. Choose four sites around the city. Record the precipitation at all four sites each time that it rains at the school. Record the results for 1 month.
B. Choose three sites for rain gauges. Measure the first site. Then travel to the second site to measure it. Finally, travel to the third site to measure it. Record the results.
C. Choose three sites. Place a rain gauge at each site. Measure the first site twice a day for 1 month. The next month, measure the second site twice a day. Finally, measure the third site twice a day for a month. Record the results.
D. Place three rain gauges in various places around the city. Each student measures the amount of rain in one gauge at the same time each day for 1 month. Record the results.
What is D, place three rain gauges in various places around the city. Each student measures the amount of rain in one gauge at the same time each day for 1 month. Record the results?
500
The people of a city rely on runoff flowing into a lake to meet their water needs. They are concerned that there is less water in the lake this year than in the previous year. How can they collect data to test if their concern about the lakes level is valid?
A. compare this and last year's average water usage
B. compare the lake's current water level to its previous year level
C. measure the lake's water density
D. measure the air temperature to find out how fast the water is evaporating
What is B, compare the lake's current water level to its previous year level.
500
The following diagrams show the formations of air masses over different areas. Which air mass contains warm, moist air?
What is C, air mass forming over tropical waters?
500
The climate of an area is determined partly by location. Three major climate zones are tropical, temperate, and polar.
Which places shown on the map have a tropical climate?
| A. | points A and B | |
| B. | points B and D | |
| C. | points C and E | |
| D. | points D and E |
What is C, points C and E?
500
The figures below illustrate a glass of water left on a window sill.
Which statement describes what has happened?
A. Water has changed from a gas to a liquid.
B. Water has evaporated from the glass.
C. The liquid water has turned into a solid.
D. Condensation has caused the amount of water in the glass to increase.
What is B, Water has evaporated from the glass?