Weather Quiz Grade 7

  • Question of

    An anemometer is used to measure ______.

    • wind speed
    • humidity
    • air pressure
  • Question of

    White, thin, feathery clouds, usually made of ice crystals are

    • cirrus
    • stratus
    • cumulus
  • Question of

    The amount of mass in a given volume of air is _______.

    • density
    • pressure
    • altitude
  • Question of

    The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _______.

    • troposphere
    • mesosphere
    • stratosphere
  • Question of

    An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

    • rain guage
    • barometer
    • thermometer
  • Question of

    The amount of water vapor in the air _______.

    • humidity
    • air pressure
    • warm front
  • Question of

    An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is _______.

    • thermometer
    • wind stock
    • rain guage
  • Question of

    Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?

    • convection current
    • conduction current
    • radiation current
  • Question of

    Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all ______.

    • precipitation
    • condensation
    • evaporation
  • Question of

    Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

    • Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.
    • Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.
    • None of above
  • Question of

    Which of the following will heat the fastest?

    • land
    • water
    • both heat at equal rates
  • Question of

    ___________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.

    • Cold, More
    • Warm, Less
    • Cold, Less
  • Question of

    Earth would be too cold to support life without __________.

    • the greenhouse effect
    • tropics
    • global warming
  • Question of

    The place where two air masses meet.

    • front
    • air mass
    • air pressure
  • Question of

    The weight of air as it presses down on Earth’s surface

    • air pressure
    • air mass
    • front
  • Question of

    Texas has long, hot summers.

    • climate
    • weather
    • none of above
  • Question of

    Meteorologists forecast this.

    • weather
    • climate
    • none of above
  • Question of

    It snowed for three days last week.

    • weather
    • climate
    • none of above
  • Question of

    Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

    • weather
    • climate
    • temperature
  • Question of

    Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

    • climate
    • weather
    • temperature
  • Question of

    ____ is a low ground level cloud.

    • fog
    • rain
    • sunshine
  • Question of

    A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?

    • decrease
    • increase
    • stay the same
  • Question of

    A low pressure system is located over Georgia. What type of weather will they have?

    • cloudy and rainy
    • clear, sunny skies
    • none of above
  • Question of

    A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?

    • clear, sunny skies
    • cloudy and rainy
    • none of above
  • Question of

    Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

    • Atlanta, Georgia
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Miami, Florida
  • Question of

    Air masses are classified by which 2 characteristics?

    • temperature and humidity
    • temperature and air pressure
    • air pressure and wind speed
  • Question of

    Which clouds signal fair weather when they appear?

    • cumulus
    • nimbus
    • alto
  • Question of

    Which weather front are severe storms most likely to develop?

    • cold front
    • warm front
    • none of above
  • Question of

    hat front is moving through the NW part of the US?

    • warm
    • cold
    • stationary
  • Question of

    How does a jet stream change from summer to winter in the United States?

    • It travels faster and dips down farther south
    • It travels slower and rises in elevation
    • It travels faster and moves farther north

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