Weather Review

What are cooler ocean currents with decreased precipitation called?

• El Nino
• El Paso
• La Nina
• La Luna

What kind of winds blow cold air from the poles and from the east?

• Polar Easterlies
• Sea Breeze
• Land Breeze
• Trade Wind

What instrument measures rainfall?

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Rain Gauge
• Thermometer

Which clouds are considered precipitation clouds?

• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Nimbus
• Cirrus

What is caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface; also known as convection?

• Air Pressure
• Wind
• Temperature
• Humidity

Which instrument measures air pressure?

• Wind Vane
• Barometer
• Anemometer
• Hygrometer

Which clouds appear on clear sunny days; cotton ball shaped?

• Cumulus
• Stratus 
• Cirrus
• Nimbus

What are warmer ocean currents with increased precipitation called?

• La Nina
• La Grande
• El Paso
• El Nino

What forms a boundary between warm and cold air and causes weather to change?

• Trade Wind
• Jet Stream
• Prevailing Westerlies
• Polar Easterlies

What instrument measures how hot or cold the air is, the amount of heat energy something has and can be read using Fahrenheit or Celsius?

• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Barometer
• Hygrometer