Weather

Test Description: Weather

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Which weather symbol is blue triangles and identifies a front that moves in quickly, often bringing quick, violent storms with it?

2) Which weather symbol is red semi-circles and represents a front that usually brings light precipitation and warmer temperatures?

3) Which weather symbol is red semi-circles on one side and blue triangles on the other? This symbol indicates two different weak fronts that lead to several days of rain.

4) Which weather symbol is purple and has triangles and semi circles on the same side of the line? This front cuts warm air off entirely.

5) Which Pressure system has winds that spin clockwise and is associated with clear skies?

6) Which Pressure system has winds that spin counter-clockwise and is associated with stormy weather?

7) Where do hurricanes that hit the east coast form?

8) What do we call the area in the middle of the United States that sees a lot of tornado activity?

9) What air masses meet in the middle of the United States and potentially create tornadoes?

10) If there is a High reading on the barometer what kind of weather would you expect in the area?

11) If the barometer reading is Low what kind of weather would you expect in the area?

12) What is humidity?

13) What instrument measures humidity and what are its units?

14) What instrument measures air pressure and what are its units?

15) What weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation?

16) What weather instrument measures wind speed

17) Which weather instruments provides information on the size of storms-takes pictures from the thermosphere.

18) How high in the atmosphere does a weather balloon travel?

19) 1 centimeter of rain is equal to how many centimeters of snow?

20) Why are coastal towns like Virginia Beach a few degrees warmer in the winter than inland cities like Manassas?


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