Column 1
As air currents move, what is also moved?
a. Heat energy
b. Gamma rays
c. Continents
d. None of these
What is a. Heat energy ?
Which device may be used to measure air pressure?
a. A thermometer
b. A barometer
c. A wind vane
d. An anemometer
What is B. a barometer?
Lines of longitude are used to measure
a. East and north
b. North and south
c. East and west
d. North and west
What is b. North and south ?
If the Jet Stream drops below North Carolina what type of weather will the state get?
a) hot dry air
b)thunderstorms
c) hurricane
d) cold air
What is d) cold air?
What phase of the water cycle do plants impact?
a. Transpiration
b. Condensation
c. Precipitation
d. Evaporation
What is a. Transpiration?
Which front brings thunderstorms and cooler drier air after it passes?
a) Warm Front
B) Occluded Front
C) Cold Front
D) Stationary Front
What is C) Cold Front?
Which device may be used to measure wind speed?
a. A thermometer
b. A barometer
c. A wind vane
d. An anemometer
What is d. An anemometer?
Snow is a type of
a. vaporization
b. precipitation
c. evaporation
d. transpiration
What is b. precipitation ?
A student notices bright, puffy clouds in the sky. What is she most likely observing?
a. Approaching thunderstorms
b. An approaching hurricane
c. Cirrus clouds
d. Cumulus clouds
What is d. Cumulus clouds?
A scientist who studies and predicts weather patterns is called a
a. Meteorologist
b. Cytologist
c. Botanist
d. Physicist
What is a. Meteorologist ?
. Which is an example of a current?
a. The Gulf Stream
b. The Jet Stream
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
What is c. Both a and b ?
A thermometer can be used to measure
a. wind direction
b. air pressure
c. rainfall
d. temperature
What is d. temperature?
Which best defines climate?
a. The average weather conditions experienced in a place over time
b. The weather conditions experienced in a single day
c. The weather conditions experienced in a single week
d. The weather conditions experienced in a single month
What is
a. The average weather conditions experienced in a place over time ?
The jet stream is best described as which of the following?
a. A water current that flows from east to west
b. A cold water current that flows from west to east
c. An unpredictable air current
d. An air current that impacts North American weather
What is a. A water current that flows from east to west ?
Low layered clouds that are often gray in color are most likely which cloud type?
a. Cumulus
b. Cirrus
c. Stratus
d. None of these
What is c. Stratus ?
On a summer day, multiple thin, feathery cirrus clouds can be seen in the sky. How would this observation help to predict the future weather?
a. Future weather would have wide spread rain all day
b. Future weather would indicate a storm is approaching
c. Future weather would likely be fair without rain
d. Future weather would produce intense winds and precipitation
What is c. Future weather would likely be fair without rain ?
A rain gauge can be used to measure
a. wind direction
b. air pressure
c. rainfall
d. temperature
What is c. rainfall ?
While you are experiencing summer in the northern hemisphere, which is a likely statement about the weather in the southern hemisphere?
a. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their spring season
b. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their fall season
c. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their winter season
d. The southern hemisphere is experiencing unpredictable weather patterns
What is c. The southern hemisphere is experiencing their winter season ?
How does the gulf stream affect weather?
a. As it moves, cause unpredictable water currents
b. As it moves, it can warm coastal areas
c. As it moves, it can destroy homes with its violently rotating clouds
d. As it moves, it can damage huge areas with intense rain and flooding
What is b. As it moves, it can warm coastal areas ?
Which statement best describes a hurricane?
a. A small twisting cloud that causes damage
b. One cloud that brings brief, intense precipitation
c. A storm that occurs at very low temperatures
d. A rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water
What is d. A rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water?
A student observed the following weather conditions over two days. The first day was warm and humid with southerly winds. The second day, the temperature was fifteen degrees cooler, the humidity had decreased, and the wind direction had changed to come from the northwest. How can the change in the weather be explained?
a. A cold front moved into the area
b. A warm front moved into the area
c. El Nino affected the weather
d. Fronts are not moving
What is a. A cold front moved into the area ?
. Which tools would be appropriate for predicting weather?
a. Radar
b. Barometer
c. Satellite
d. All of these
What is d. All of these?
A large section of air that has the same temperature throughout is best known as a(n)
a. Air mass
b. Cold front
c. Water cycle
d. Forecast
What is a. Air mass ?
Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring cold, wet winter weather to the southeastern United States?
A El Niño
B La Niña
C Coriolis effect
D Santa Ana winds
What is B La Niña?
. A cirrus cloud is best described as which of the following?
a. A low level feathery cloud
b. A low level thick cloud
c. A high level feathery cloud
d. A high level thick cloud
What is c. A high level feathery cloud ?