WEATHER Assessment Part 1
  • 1. the layer of the atmosphere in which we live
A) thermosphere
B) exosphere
C) mesosphere
D) troposphere
  • 2. A layer in the stratosphere that traps the sun's heat.
A) meso-zone
B) strato-zone
C) ozone
D) dead zone
  • 3. the layers of the atmosphere are determined by
A) air pressure
B) size
C) temperature
D) altitude
  • 4. temperature is measured by
A) hydrometer
B) barometer
C) thermometer
D) anemometer
  • 5. wind speed is measured by
A) hygrometer
B) thermometer
C) anemometer
D) barometer
  • 6. wind DIRECTION is indicated by
A) anemometer
B) thermometer
C) barometer
D) wind vane
  • 7. rain is measured by
A) rain stick
B) water bottle
C) rain gauge
D) fogometer
  • 8. air pressure is measured by
A) hygrometer
B) anemometer
C) barometer
D) wind vane
  • 9. where two air masses meet
A) vortex
B) front
C) mass-meeting
D) tropical
  • 10. scientist who studies weather & the atmosphere
A) predictor
B) weatherologist
C) meteorologist
D) mad scientist
  • 11. severe weather is most often caused by a
A) cold front
B) no front
C) stationary front
D) warm front
  • 12. wispy clouds high in the atmosphere
A) stratus
B) nimbus
C) cumulus
D) cirrus
  • 13. white fluffy clouds
A) nimbus
B) cumulus
C) stratus
D) cirrus
  • 14. huge thunder clouds
A) stratus
B) cirrus
C) cumulus
D) cumulonimbus
  • 15. low dark clouds, sometimes in layers
A) stratus
B) cumulonimbus
C) cirrus
D) cumulus
  • 16. air mass that is wet and warm
A) continental tropical
B) continental polar
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) stationary front
C) cold front
D) warm front
  • 19. the gases that surround the Earth
A) hydrosphere
B) geosphere
C) biosphere
D) atmosphere
  • 20. the layers of the atmosphere are all the same temperature
A) true
B) false
  • 21. maritime polar air masses are
A) cold and dry
B) warm and wet
C) cold and wet
D) warm and dry
  • 22. continental tropical air masses are
A) warm and dry
B) warm and wet
C) cold and dry
D) cold and wet
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