5E1 - Weather

Steven wants to measure the wind speed outside. He should consult a

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Wind Vain

• Barometer

Snook Mc Dook wants to know if the wind is moving in a northwesterly direction. Which of the following would he use to find this information.

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Wind Vain

• Barometer

Snads Mc Dads was given a barometer as a Christmas gift. He is disappointed because it doesn't tell him the temperature. What is he doing wrong?

• It does tell the temperature.

• Barometers tell changes in weather and air pressure. He is reading it wrong.

• He should have bought an anemometer

• The barometer is broken.

Nluck Nluck lives in a polar region. The climate is

• Cold and snowy

• Warm and comfortable

• A mix of cold winters and warm summers

• Hot and pleasant

Oon Foo Foo lives near the equator. His climate is likely..

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

• Radical

What would be a good description of a temperate region?

• Warm summers and mild winters

• Heavy rains and hot summers

• Cold winters and cool summers

• Unpredictable weather phenomena

Which of the following best explains why it is colder in a polar region?

• The spin of the earth

• The tilt of the earth

• The speed of the rain

• The type of snow

Why do weather systems generally come from the west?

• Because the jet stream moves west to east

• Because the jet stream moves east to west

• Because the earth is spinning too fast

• Because Bill Nye said so

What is most likely to change at the beach in a 24 hour period?

• The weather

• Direction of the wind

• The tilt of the earth

• The amount of ocean water

What type of clouds produce rain?

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulous

• Gray ones