Science Quiz on Weather and Animals

A __________ measures atmospheric pressure.

An __________ measures the wind speed.

Meteorology primarily focuses on the study of different __________ variables.

Meteorology is the study of atmospheric variables to make __________ predictions.

The six main atmospheric variables meteorologists’ study are _________, __________,______, the __________ of the air, __________ pressure, and __________.

• PRECIPITATION

• TEMPERATURE

• WIND

• ATMOSPHERIC

• HUMIDITY

A weather vane shows the direction the __________ is coming from.

When it rains a lot, the __________ or __________ are instruments used to measure the amount of __________ per __________.

• PLUVIOMETER

• RAIN GAUGE

• RAINFALL

• METER

The three basic types of clouds are __________, __________, and __________.

• CIRRUS

• CUMULUS

• STRATUS

__________ is the distance from the equator, influencing temperature and sunlight intensity.

Rain occurs when ____________ forms large, heavy __________ that fall to Earth.

• CONDENSATION

• DROPLETS