Weather
___________ is the condition of air or the atmosphere on our planet.
A.) Weather
B.) Snow
C.) Clouds
A.) Weather
A weather vane shows __________
A.) Temperature
B.) Wind Direction
C.) Rainfall
B.) Wind Direction
Thin and wispy white clouds that look like hair _______
A.) Cirrus
B.) Cumulus
C.) Stratus
A.) Cirrus
This falls when these droplets become too heavy to float in the air ____________
A.) Fog
B.) Rain
C.) Hail
B.) Rain
A storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and always has lightning and thunder.
A.) Blizzard
B.) Thunderstorm
C.) Hurricane
B.) Thunderstorm
Which is a factor that changes the atmosphere in certain areas?
A.) Erosion
B.) Humidity
C.) Weathering
B.) Humidity
A thermometer measures
A.) Temperature
B.) Air Pressure
C.) Wind Direction
A.) Temperature
Individual, fluffy, cauliflower shaped clouds __________
A.) Stratus
B.) Cirrus
C.) Cumulus
C.) Cumulus
These are ice pellets that grow from ice crystals in freezing storm clouds.
A.) Hail
B.) Fog
C.) Rain
A.) Hail
An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow.
A.) Tornado
B.) Hurricane
C.) Blizzard
C.) Blizzard
Weather is minute by minute ___________ in the atmosphere.
A.) Rain
B.) Hail
C.) Changes
C.) Changes
A rain gauge measures
A.) The wind speed
B.) Temperature
C.) How much rain has fallen
C.) How much rain has fallen
Low level clumps or patches of clouds ___________
A.) Cirrus
B.) Altocumulus
C.) Stratocumulos
C.) Stratocumulos
This is a mixture of snow and rain.
A.) Fog
B.) Sleet
C.) Rain
B.) Sleet
Begins as a funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm.
A.) Tornado
B.) Blizzard
C.) Thunderstorm
A.) Tornado
__________ is what weather is like over a long period of time in specific areas.
A.) Climate
B.) Temperature
C.) Wind
A.) Climate
An anemometer measures
A.) Humidity
B.) Wind Speed
C.) Clouds
B.) Wind Speed
Called "thunderclouds" ____________
A.) Nimbostratus
B.) Cumulonimbus
C.) Stratus
B.) Cumulonimbus
This forms near ground level when warm, moisture-rich air is cooled by contact with a cold ground or sea surface.
A.) Sleet
B.) Rain
C.) Fog
C.) Fog
Intense storms with swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour.
A.) Clouds
B.) Blizzard
C.) Hurricane
C.) Hurricane
True or False: Weather and climate are NOT the same thing?
True
A barometer measures
A.) Air pressure
B.) Clouds
C.) Wind Direction
A.) Air pressure
Low level layers of cloud that can cover the entire sky___________
A.) Stratus
B.) Cumulus
C.) Altostratus
A.) Stratus
This forms when water droplets freeze into crystals, which then stick together as they fall through very cold air.
A.) Fog
B.) Hail
C.) Snow
C.) Snow
True or False: Tornadoes are not dangerous.
False