Weather Test Review

1. A student observes a clear sky and a temperature reading is 95 F at 8:00 a.m. What is the most likely prediction about the days weather?

• The day's weather will be cold.
• The day's weather will be rainy.
• The day's weather will be hot.
• The day's weather will be snowy.

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2. A meteorologist used radar to analyze the wind during a storm in the central plains of the United States. The winds were measured at 145 mph and were moving in a circular pattern. According to the data, which event was the meteorologist most likely observing?

• lightening storm
• tornado
• rainbow
• cloud formation

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3. On a summer evening, a barometer reading shows a gradual increase in air pressure. The humidity is 80%. The thermometer reading is slightly increasing. Based on these data, what type of weather should be expected for the next day?

• clear and sunny
• humid and rainy
• rainy and windy
• cloudy and cool

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4. The barometer reading on a local weather forecast was 29.80 in Hg and falling. What type of weather conditions are most likely about to occur?

• clear and cool
• clear and warm
• fair skies
• cloudy skies

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5. Students collected weather data every two hours between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as shown in the table below. Based on these data, what type of weather should the students predict for later in the afternoon?

• hot and dry
• calm with clearing skies
• freezing rain and snow
• windy with precipitation

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6. The graphs below show the trend in wind speed and atmospheric pressure changes over a 6-hour period in coastal area. Based on these data, which will most likely occur next in this area?

• clear sky
• dense fog
• high tide
• hurricane

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7. The diagram represents air circulating over coastal land and the ocean. What most likely causes the air rising from land to be warm?

• heat from electicity
• heat from the sun
• heat from hot springs
• heat from decomposition

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8. Two students think that wintertime thunderstorms are always followed by snow. Which of the following would be the best way to test this hypothesis?

• Measure the snowfall after the first winter thunderstorm
• Compare data collected for one week with data from another group
• Record a show on tornadoes and their destruction
• Analyze winter weather records from the past five years

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9. A stationary front is moving into the area. The temperature is 70 degrees.

• It will snow for a day.
• It will be rainy for a day.
• It will rain for several day.
• There will be severe storms in the area.

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10. At 1:00 p.m., the air temperature was 78 F, and air pressure was 30.0 in. Hg with partly cloudy skies. By 4:00 p.m., the temperature dropped to 62 F, and the pressure dropped to 29.5 in Hg. Which best predicts the weather for later that afternoon?

• snowstorms
• rain showers
• sunny and mild
• hot and humid

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