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