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Chapter C 1-Test: Measuring Weather

Quiz by Sonya Paul

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  • Q1
    Sunlight passes through but does not heat the
    clouds
    water
    air
    Earth
    30s
  • Q2
    A tool for measuring air pressure is a
    speedometer
    barometer
    thermometer
    scale
    30s
  • Q3
    The air is heated by the heat of
    the sun directly
    the air pressure
    the clouds
    the Earth's surface
    30s
  • Q4
    Some wind vanes have crossbars showing the
    four main directions
    speed
    speed temperature
    time of day
    30s
  • Q5
    Clouds are formed from
    ice
    rain
    snow
    water vapor
    30s
  • Q6
    The sun heats all of the following quickly EXCEPT
    grass
    blacktop
    buildings
    cement
    30s
  • Q7
    When the liquid inside a thermometer gets warm, it
    shrinks
    expands
    turns into gas
    condenses
    30s
  • Q8
    Two terms that mean about the same are
    rain and hail
    rain gauge and wind vane
    low pressure and high pressure
    humidity and moisture
    30s
  • Q9
    The weight of the air on the Earth's surface is
    humidity
    air pressure
    air mass
    a weather front
    30s
  • Q10
    Cool air forms
    a drought
    a high pressure area
    a sandstorm
    a low pressure area
    30s
  • Q11
    An air mass is a large body of air with about the same
    speed and temperature
    humidity and height
    temperature and humidity
    speed and height
    30s
  • Q12
    When air masses meet, they
    sink to the Earth's surface
    mix together
    race each other
    stay separate
    30s
  • Q13
    Flashfloods are dangerous because
    the weather changes constantly
    warm air masses meet
    rising water in a river can wash away roads and cars
    cold air masses meet
    30s
  • Q14
    Fronts form because
    clouds produce rain and snow
    weather changes constantly
    low pressure and high pressure areas meet
    warm and cold air masses meet
    30s
  • Q15
    Weather all over the world can be tracked because
    satellites above the Earth collect global information
    air masses form constantly
    the study of the weather
    cold fronts cause weather to change quickly
    30s

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