Which tool is used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air? A. thermometer B. barometer C. hygrometer
D. anemometer
What is C, hygrometer?
100
If there is a drop in air pressure, it is likely to __________.
A. hail B. rain C. be sunny D. snow
What is B, rain?
100
Sarah has been keeping track of the weather for one week. She noticed that some days are more humid than others. Which factor determines humidity? A. wind speed
B. water vapor C. wind direction D. Earth moving around the Sun
What is B, water vapor?
100
The boundary between two air masses is called a ________.
A. air mass B. boundary C. front D. lake
What is C, front?
100
What type of air rises? A. wet B. warm C. cool
D. windy
What is B, warm?
200
What kind of instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? A. seismometer B. barometer
C. thermometer D. wind sock
What is B, barometer?
200
High pressure areas are associated with what type of weather? A. Fair B. Sunny C. windy D. stormy
What is A, fair?
200
What are two factors that can change air pressure?
A. humidity and rain B. cloud cover and humidity
C. temperature and wind D. temperature and humidity
What is D, temperature and humidity?
200
During what type of front does air move under a warm air mass? A. cold front B. chilly front C. Warm front
D. frozen front
What is A, cold front?
200
Where does almost all weather occur? A. stratosphere
B. mesosphere C. troposphere D. exosphere
What is C, troposphere?
300
What instrument is used to measure precipitation?
A. ruler B. barometer C. thermometer D. rain gauge
What is D, rain gauge?
300
Low pressure areas are associated with what type of weather? A. sunny B. cloudy C. stormy D. windy
What is C, stormy?
300
If the weather was cold and snowy, what kind of pressure system would be around? A. High B. Low C. stationary D. igneous
What is A, high?
300
What is the weight of the air above an area called?
A. temperature B. air pressure C. weather D. hygrometer
What is B, air pressure?
300
Bradley looks at a chart that has the days of the week, temperatures, and the weather condition. Here is what he sees: Monday - 56, sunny, Tuesday - 47, cloudy, Wednesday - 45, partly cloudy, Thursday - 51, rainy. Which day of the week had the lowest temperature? A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
What is C, Wednesday?
400
In the morning Kevin noticed it was raining and 65 degrees F. In the afternoon he noticed it was clear, sunny, and 85 degrees F. Which statement BEST explains this weather change? A. Weather changes as Earth moves around the Sun B. Atmospheric variables change and cause he weather to change throughout the day. C. High temperatures cause clouds to disappear. D. Temperatures always increase later in the day.
What is B, Atmospheric variables change and cause the weather to change throughout the day?
400
What kind of weather often follows a drop in air pressure?
A. stormy B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy
What is A, stormy?
400
What is the weight of the air above an area called? A. air
pressure B. temperature C. weather D. hygrometer
What is A, air pressure?
400
What is the name of a scientist who predicts the weather and records what happens over the course of time?
A. Scientologist B. Doctor C. Meteorologist
D. storm chaser
What is C, meteorologist?
400
Bradley looks at a chart that has the days of the week, temperatures, and the weather condition. Here is what he sees: Monday - 56, sunny, Tuesday - 47, cloudy, Wednesday - 45, partly cloudy, Thursday - 51, rainy. Which day of the week had the highest temperature? A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
What is A, Monday?
500
What are factors that affect weather? A. temperature, wind, cloud cover B. humidity, cloud cover, day of the week C. precipitation and cloud cover D. humidity, cloud cover, temperature
What is A, temperature, wind, cloud cover?
500
If the weather was warm and wet, what kind of pressure system would be around? A. High B. Low C. stationary D. Conglomerate
What is B, low?
500
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
A. cloud cover B. air mass C. air pressure
D. humidity
What is D, humidity?
500
What is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure called? A. humidity B. wind
C. lightening D. air mass
What is B, wind?
500
Bradley looks at a chart that has the days of the week, temperatures, and the weather condition. Here is what he sees: Monday - 56, sunny, Tuesday - 47, cloudy, Wednesday - 45, partly cloudy, Thursday - 51, rainy. Which day of the week had rainy weather? A. Monday
B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday