ThatQuiz Prüfungsbibliothek Starten Sie jetzt die Prüfung
WEATHER Assessment Part 1
Beigesteuert von: Carlson
(Ursprünglicher Autor: Trieu)
  • 1. the layer of the atmosphere in which we live
A) thermosphere
B) mesosphere
C) troposphere
D) exosphere
  • 2. A layer in the stratosphere that traps the sun's heat.
A) dead zone
B) strato-zone
C) ozone
D) meso-zone
  • 3. the layers of the atmosphere are determined by
A) size
B) temperature
C) air pressure
D) altitude
  • 4. temperature is measured by
A) hydrometer
B) thermometer
C) anemometer
D) barometer
  • 5. wind speed is measured by
A) barometer
B) anemometer
C) hygrometer
D) thermometer
  • 6. wind DIRECTION is indicated by
A) anemometer
B) thermometer
C) barometer
D) wind vane
  • 7. rain is measured by
A) rain gauge
B) fogometer
C) rain stick
D) water bottle
  • 8. air pressure is measured by
A) anemometer
B) barometer
C) hygrometer
D) wind vane
  • 9. where two air masses meet
A) vortex
B) tropical
C) mass-meeting
D) front
  • 10. scientist who studies weather & the atmosphere
A) meteorologist
B) predictor
C) mad scientist
D) weatherologist
  • 11. severe weather is most often caused by a
A) cold front
B) warm front
C) stationary front
D) no front
  • 12. wispy clouds high in the atmosphere
A) cumulus
B) nimbus
C) stratus
D) cirrus
  • 13. white fluffy clouds
A) cirrus
B) nimbus
C) stratus
D) cumulus
  • 14. huge thunder clouds
A) cumulus
B) stratus
C) cumulonimbus
D) cirrus
  • 15. low dark clouds, sometimes in layers
A) cirrus
B) cumulus
C) stratus
D) cumulonimbus
  • 16. air mass that is wet and warm
A) continental polar
B) continental tropical
C) maritime polar
D) maritime tropical
  • 17. the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
A) thermosphere
B) ozone
C) mesosphere
D) troposphere
  • 18. warm air moves over cold air (because it's less dense)
A) none of these
B) warm front
C) cold front
D) stationary front
  • 19. the gases that surround the Earth
A) atmosphere
B) geosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) biosphere
  • 20. the layers of the atmosphere are all the same temperature
A) true
B) false
  • 21. maritime polar air masses are
A) cold and wet
B) cold and dry
C) warm and dry
D) warm and wet
  • 22. continental tropical air masses are
A) cold and wet
B) warm and wet
C) warm and dry
D) cold and dry
Studenten, die diese Prüfung ablegten, nahmen auch :

Erstellt mit ThatQuiz — Eine Mathe-Test-Site für Schüler aller Klassenstufen.