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Test Description: Midterm review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
A
thermometer
B
barometer
C
weather vane
D
anemometer
2) A ___________ occurs when wind blows from the sea to land.
A
doldrum
B
land breeze
C
trade wind
D
sea breeze
3) Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A
stratosphere
B
troposphere
C
exosphere
D
mesosphere
4) Which instrument is used to record the temperature?
A
anemometer
B
barometer
C
weather vane
D
thermometer
5) _______________ clouds are white, puffy and often lead to fair weather?
A
Cumulonimbus
B
Cumulus
C
Stratus
D
Cirrus
6) ________________ clouds form when it is very wet and rainy.
A
Cirrus
B
Stratus
C
Cumulonimbus
D
Cumulus
7) The condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time is ___________.
A
weather
B
atmosphere
C
troposphere
D
climate
8) A ________________ studies the weather.
A
chemist
B
biologist
C
meteorologist
D
ecologist
9) A _______________ mesasure the amount of rain fall.
A
weather vane
B
rain gauge
C
anemometer
D
barometer
10) ______________ is the moisture in the air.
A
wind
B
temperature
C
humidity
D
pressure
11) A_______________ occurs when wind blows from the land to sea.
A
coriolis effect
B
land breeze
C
doldrum
D
sea breeze
12) As your elevation increases the air pressure
A
increases
B
decreases
C
stays the same
D
does not change
13) Warm air is ____________ dense than cold air.
A
does not change
B
more
C
less
D
the same
14) Whixh layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer which protects us from UV light?
A
exosphere
B
stratosphere
C
ionosphere
D
troposphere
15) Which layer contain weather?
A
exosphere
B
ionosphere
C
stratosphere
D
troposphere
16) A _____________ front does not move for many days and will cause rain.
A
stationary front
B
cold front
C
warm front
D
occluded front
17) Which weather instrument measures wind direction?
A
thermometer
B
barometer
C
anemometer
D
weather vane
18) How would you describe thunderstorm clouds?
A
white and puffy
B
dark and billowing
C
feathery and wispy
D
sheet clouds
19) Which instrument meaures relative humidity?
A
anemometer
B
sling psychrometer
C
barometer
D
thermometer
20) ____________________ is waether conditions over an extended period of time (years).
A
weather
B
Cimate
C
air pressure
D
temperature
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