Weather Test

Which of the following is used to measure wind direction?

• Wind Meter

• Compass and Wind Vane / anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

This is the largest layer of the atmosphere from 80 km to 560 km where the air is very thin and the temperature is very hot.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

This layer of the atmosphere means “middle layer” and is the layer that meteoroids burn up.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which of the following is used to measure the amount of cloud cover in oktas?

• Your eyes

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Ceilometer

This type of pressure system typically brings winds or stormy weather:

• high

• low

• cold

• warm

Which of the following is used to measure air pressure?

• Hygrometer

• Thermometer

• Wind Meter

• Barometer

This is the second layer of the atmosphere that contains a thin layer of ozone that absorbs energy from the sun.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

This is the layer of the atmosphere that weather occurs in and where you live.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

On the weather map below, which symbol represents a cold front?

• A blue line with triangles

• A red line with semicircles

• A purple line with alternating triangles and semicircles

• A line with alternating red semicircles and blue triangles on opposite sides

This type of front occurs when cold air replaces warm air:

• high

• low

• cold

• warm