Weather Quiz Grade 4
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__________ is the average weather over a period of time
- climate
- biotic
- abiotic
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What type of climate would you find in a rain forest?
- wet
- cold
- hot
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A scientist who studies and predicts weather is a ___________.
- meteorologist
- palentologist
- natural hazard
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____________ is the typical weather in a place over a long period of time.
- climate
- weather
- precipitation
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A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
- cold front
- warm front
- average front
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The continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- water cycle
- warm front
- precipitation
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What kind of front is shown?
- cold
- warm
- occluded
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A ______________ is used to measure temperature.
- thermometer
- barometer
- anemometer
- Question of
This extreme weather event forms over flat land.
- tornado
- hurricane
- thunderstorm
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This extreme weather event forms over warm oceans and weakens when it hits land.
- hurricane
- tornado
- thunderstorm
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If you are in a building during a tornado what should you do?
- Seek shelter in the lowest part of the house, away from windows. Cushion yourself if you can.
- Open all the windows to equalize the pressure.
- Escape the building as fast as you can, and lay flat on the ground.
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A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
- tornado
- blizzard
- thunderstorm
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This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
- thunderstorm
- blizzard
- tornado
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Unpleasant weather that can bring rain, snow, sleet or hail is called _______.
- storm
- weather
- microbrust
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The conditions in the atmosphere at any given time is _______.
- weather
- biosphere
- climate
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A storm that drops large amounts of rain over a small area in a short period of time
- microbrust
- hurricane
- forecast
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The tool that measures air pressure is _________?
- barometer
- thermometer
- wind vane
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The amount that air presses or pushes on anything
- air pressure
- air mass
- humidity
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An anemometer ______.
- Measures wind speed
- Determines which type of cloud is in the sky
- Measures the volume of an object.
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wind vane ______.
- shows wind direction
- Measures wind speed
- Shows us what temperature it is outside
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Low clouds that form flat, wide layers are ______.
- Stratus Clouds
- Cumulus Clouds
- Cirrus Clouds
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Dome shaped clouds with flat bottoms often seen around mid-day
- Cumulus Clouds
- Scary Clouds
- Stratus clouds
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Clouds formed high in the sky where temperature is very cold and they look like thin threads or feathers arranged in bands
- Cirrus Clouds
- Stratus Clouds
- Cumulous Clouds
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A tool that measures precipitation ___
- rain gauge
- jug
- balance beam
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The line where two air masses meet _______.
- front
- bottom
- sun spot
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A government agency that collects information about weather
- National Weather Service
- FBI
- Congress
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A person who studies the weather ______.
- meteorologist
- sports Anchor
- traffic Person
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When water vapor and particles in the air stick together and create clouds
- condensation definition
- evaporation
- area of high pressure on a weather map
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The funnel of a tornado is also called the:
- vortex
- center
- eye
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Two things are needed to create severe tropical weather:
- wind, wave
- wave, birds
- wind, whirlpools
