Quiz about Weather Vocabulary

Question 1

A weather tool that measures wind speed is called...

Accepted Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Rain Gauge

Question 2

What do we call the mass of air surrounding the Earth?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Answer

climate

Answer

air pressure

Answer

weather

Question 3

A scientist who gathers weather data by using a variety of weather instruments to help predict weather patterns is a...

Accepted Answer

Meteorologist

Answer

Engineer

Answer

Biologist

Answer

Psychologist

Question 4

A weather instrument that is used to measure air pressure is called...

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Answer

Anemometer

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Rain Gauge

Question 5

Which answer correctly matches the weather equipment to what it measures?

Accepted Answer

Anemometer= wind speed

Barometer= air pressure

Temperature= thermometer

Precipitation= rain gauge

Answer

Anemometer= air pressure

Barometer= wind speed

Temperature= rain gauge

Precipitation= thermometer

Answer

Anemometer= air pressure

Barometer= wind speed

Temperature= thermometer

Precipitation= rain gauge

Question 6

A measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere is _________________.

Accepted Answer

temperature

Answer

sunbursts

Answer

precipitation

Answer

pressure

Question 7

____________ is the amount of water vapor in the air.

Accepted Answer

humidity

Answer

pressure

Answer

temperature

Answer

precipitation

Question 8

________________ is the weight of the air pushing on everything around it; determined by several factors including the temperature of air.

Accepted Answer

Atmospheric (Air) pressure

Answer

Air mass

Answer

Air temperature

Answer

Air humidity

Question 9

What are the fluffy, puffy, rounded white clouds with flat bottoms that usually mean fair weather?

Accepted Answer

cumulus clouds

Answer

cirrus clouds

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stratus clouds

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cumulonimbus clouds

Question 10

When cumulus clouds get larger and darker at the bottoms, they produce __________.

Accepted Answer

thunderstorms

Answer

more clouds

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snow

Answer

tornados

Question 11

The smooth, gray clouds that can cover the whole sky and usually produce a light rain or drizzle are ___________.

Accepted Answer

stratus clouds

Answer

cumulonimbus clouds

Answer

cumulus clouds

Answer

cirrus clouds

Question 12

Which clouds look like a blanket covering the sky and block out direct sunlight (little sunlight passes through)?

Accepted Answer

stratus clouds

Answer

cumulonimbus clouds

Answer

cumulus clouds

Answer

cirrus clouds

Question 13

Tall, dense, dark, puffy clouds associated with heavy rain and thunderstorms and sometimes tornados.

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Answer

tornados

Answer

stratus

Answer

cirrus

Question 14

Thin, feathery clouds know as "mare's tails" are ___________.

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Answer

tornados

Answer

stratus

Answer

cumulonimbus

Question 15

Which type of cloud is associated with fair weather, though they often indicate that rain or snow will fall within several hours?

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Answer

tornados

Answer

stratus

Answer

cumulonimbus

Question 16

A form of water which forms and falls from the Earth's atmosphere (rain, snow, ice, hail, sleet) _______________________.

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Answer

meteorologists

Answer

pressure

Answer

temperature

Question 17

______________ pressure areas are created when the air cools, becomes denser, and sinks.

Accepted Answer

High

Answer

Cool

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Low

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Warm

Question 18

What kind of weather is usually found in a high pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Dry and cool

Answer

Wet and rainy

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Windy and stormy

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Hot and humid

Question 19

What kind of weather is usually found in a low pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Cloudy and windy

Answer

Dry and cool

Answer

Clear and calm

Answer

Hot and humid

Question 20

Why does cold air create a high pressure area?

Accepted Answer

Because cold air is heavier and pushes down more

Answer

Because cold air is lighter and floats

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Because cold air is always warm and wet

Answer

Because cold air is always moving fast

Question 21

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

Cold air is heavier than warm air.

Answer

Warm air is heavier than cold air.

Answer

Cold air and warm air have the same mass.

Answer

Both cold and warm air float.

Question 22

What does high pressure mean for the amount of water vapor in the air?

Accepted Answer

There is less water vapor

Answer

There is more water vapor

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There is no water vapor

Answer

The amount of water vapor stays the same

Question 23

What does low pressure mean for the amount of force air presses down with?

Accepted Answer

There is less force

Answer

There is more force

Answer

There is no force

Answer

The force stays the same

Question 24

If you are outside and it feels dry and cool, which type of pressure area might you be in?

Accepted Answer

High pressure

Answer

Low pressure

Answer

No pressure

Answer

Medium pressure

Question 25

If you are outside and it feels cloudy and windy, which type of pressure area might you be in?

Accepted Answer

Low pressure

Answer

High pressure

Answer

No pressure

Answer

Medium pressure

Question 26

Which pressure systems are heavy air masses associated with clear, dry and fair weather?

Accepted Answer

High

Answer

Low

Question 27

Which pressure systems are light air masses associated with rainy, stormy weather?

Accepted Answer

Low

Answer

High

Question 28

______________ pressure areas are created with the air heats up, expands, and rises.

Accepted Answer

Low

Answer

High

Answer

Warm

Answer

Cool

Question 29

What happens to warm air in a low pressure area?

Accepted Answer

It rises from the Earth's surface

Answer

It sinks to the ground

Answer

It stays still

Answer

It moves sideways

Question 30

A huge, slowly-spinning tropical storm that forms over water and has winds of at least 74mph. This type of storm is a ______________________.

Accepted Answer

hurricane

Answer

tornado

Answer

thunderstorm

Answer

blizzard

Question 31

A small, destructive, whirling, fast-moving storm that forms over land. This type of storm is called a _________________.

Accepted Answer

tornado

Answer

blizzard

Answer

extreme

Answer

hurricane

Question 32

A weather condition usually having strong gust of wind and heavy rain. Can be accompanied by lightning, hail, strong winds, heavy rain and even tornados.

Which storm is described?

Accepted Answer

Thunderstorm

Answer

Tornado

Answer

Flood

Answer

Hurricane

Question 33

A hurricane occurring especially on the regions of the Philippines or the China Sea is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

Typhoon

Answer

Tornado

Answer

Flood

Answer

Thunderstorm

Question 34

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere for a certain location. This can include the current temperature, wind speed, cloud type, precipitation, and air pressure.

Accepted Answer

Weather

Answer

Climate

Answer

Season

Answer

Environment

Question 35

A tool used to measure the temperature of the air.

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Hydrometer

Answer

Spectrometer

Question 36

The kind of energy that is related to and/or caused by heat is _________.

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy

Answer

Mechanical energy

Answer

Electrical energy

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Chemical energy

Question 37

A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation.

Accepted Answer

Rain Gauge

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Barometer

Answer

Compass

Question 38

The average condition of the weather at a place over a period of time is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

climate

Answer

atmosphere

Answer

conditions

Answer

weather

Question 39

The movement of air from low to high pressure areas.

Accepted Answer

Wind

Answer

Water vapor

Answer

Weather

Answer

Air Pressure

Question 40

A period of dryness and lack of rain for a long period of time.

Accepted Answer

drought

Answer

rain

Answer

blizzard

Answer

typhoon

Question 41

Weather prediction based on meteorological condition is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

Forecast

Answer

Climate

Answer

Temperature

Answer

Humidity

Question 42

Water vapor in the air near the ground is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

fog

Answer

rain

Answer

mist

Answer

clouds

Question 43

Particles in high pressure systems are __________.

Accepted Answer

close together

Answer

far apart

Question 44

Particles in low pressure systems are __________.

Accepted Answer

far apart

Answer

close together

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