Weather CFA

This is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount needed to saturate the air.

• Humidity
• Relative Humidity

White, thin, feathery clouds, usually made of ice crystals are...

• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cirrus

Which is a measure of the force with which molecules in the atmosphere push on a surface?

• air pressure
• temperature
• precipitation
• relative humidity

The expected weather conditions in an area over a long period of time...

• climate
• weather
• forecasting

A barometer is used to measure...

• air pressure
• humidity
• precipitation
• wind speed

An anemometer is used to measure...

• air pressure
• humidity
• precipitation
• wind speed

Psychrometers are used to measure...

• air pressure
• humidity
• precipitation
• wind speed

If it rained all day, but stopped and then cooled down a lot that night, which would you most likely see in the morning?

• sunshine
• fog
• hail
• sleet

These clouds can produce thunderstorms...

• cirrus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• stratus

Which of the following directly results from condensation? (Picture the water cycle in your mind.)

• ice forms
• clouds form
• dew evaporates
• strong winds form