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Weather Vocabulary #3
Test Description: Cumulative weather vocabulary
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) global winds
A
Wind patterns that move in a small area as convection currents
B
Wind pattern that moves at night with warm air over the water and cool air over land. Air moves toward land.
C
Wind pattern that moves in the day time with warm air over land and cool air over water. Air moves toward the water.
D
Wind patterns that move all over the globe as convection currents
2) local wind
A
Wind patterns that move in a small area as convection currents
B
Wind pattern that moves in the day time with warm air over land and cool air over water. Air moves toward the water.
C
Wind patterns that move all over the globe as convection currents
D
Wind pattern that moves at night with warm air over the water and cool air over land. Air moves toward land.
3) sea breeze
A
Wind pattern that moves in the day time with warm air over land and cool air over water. Air moves toward the water.
B
Wind patterns that move all over the globe as convection currents
C
Wind patterns that move only in a vertical motion.
D
Wind pattern that moves at night with warm air over the water and cool air over land. Air moves toward land.
4) land breeze
A
Wind patterns that move all over the globe as convection currents
B
Wind patterns that move only in a vertical motion.
C
Wind pattern that moves in the day time with warm air over land and cool air over water. Air moves toward the water.
D
Wind pattern that moves at night with warm air over the water and cool air over land. Air moves toward land.
5) polar easterlies
A
Global wind pattern that is located in the polar region moving west to east
B
Global wind pattern that is located in the polar region moving from east to west.
C
Global wind pattern that is located in the tropical region moving from east to west
D
Global wind pattern that is located in the tropical region moving west to east.
6) prevailing westerlies
A
Global wind pattern located in the polar region moving west to east
B
Global wind pattern located in the temperate region moving west to east
C
Global wind pattern that is located in the polar region moving east to east to west
D
Global wind pattern located in the temperate region moving east to west.
7) tradewinds
A
Global wind pattern located in the polar region moving east to west
B
Global wind pattern located in the tropical region moving west to east
C
Global wind pattern located in the tropical region moving east to west.
D
Global wind pattern located in the temperate region east to west
8) jet stream
A
Local wind pattern moving prevailing westerlies from west to east.
B
Global wind pattern moving polar easterlies from west to east
C
Global wind pattern moving prevailing westerlies from west to east.
D
Global wind patterns moving tradewinds from west to east
9) polar region/zone
A
Temperature that extends from 60 degrees to 90 degrees at the north and south poles. Cold temperature.
B
Temperature zone that extends from 30 degrees to 60 degrees in the northern and southern hemisphere. Seasonal temperature.
C
Temperature zone that is located at the equator and extends to about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Warm temp.
D
Temperature zone that is located on the equator.
10) temperate region/zone
A
Temperature zone that is only located at the equator.
B
Temperature zone that extends from 30 degrees to 60 degrees in the northern and southern hemisphere. Seasonal temperatures.
C
Temperature zone that is located at the equator and extends to about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Warm
D
Temperature that extends from 60 degrees to 90 degrees at the north and south poles. Cold temperatures.
11) tropical region/zone
A
Temperature that extends from 60 degrees to 90 degrees at the north and south poles. Cold temperatures.
B
Temperature zone that extends from 30 degrees to 60 degrees in the northern and southern hemisphere. Seasonal temperatures.
C
Temperature zone that is located at the equator and extends to about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Warm
D
Temperature zone that is only located at the equator.
12) weather
A
Atmosphere condition that don't need to be measured.
B
Atmosphere conditions measured over a long period of time.
C
Atmosphere conditions measured at a certain time and place
D
Severe weather conditions when pressure differences cause rapid air movement
13) climate
A
Severe weather conditions when pressure differences cause rapid air movement
B
Atmosphere conditions measured over a long period of time.
C
Atmosphere condition that don't need to be measured.
D
Atmosphere conditions measured at a certain time and place
14) rain gauge
A
weather instrument that measures wind speed
B
weather instrument that measures wind direction
C
weather instrument that measures air temperature
D
weather instrument that measures amount of rain fall
15) thermometer
A
weather instrument that measures wind direction
B
weather instrument that measures amount of rain fall
C
weather instrument that measures the air temperature
D
weather instrument that measure amount of moisture in the air (humidity)
16) wind vane
A
weather instrument that measures the amount of moisture in the air (humidity)
B
weather instrument that measures air temperature
C
weather instrument that measure wind direction
D
weather instrument that measures wind speed
17) anemometer
A
weather instrument that measures wind direction
B
weather instrument that measure wind speed
C
weather instrument that measures air temperature
D
weather instrument that measures amount of rain fall
18) barometer
A
weather instrument that measures amount of rain fall
B
weather instrument that measures air pressure
C
weather instrument that measures wind speed
D
weather instrument that measures wind direction
19) sling psychrometer
A
weather instrument that measures the amount of rainfall
B
weather instrument that measures air temperature
C
weather instrument that measures wind speed
D
weather instrument that measures the amount of moisture in the air (humidity)
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