Weather Assessment


Part One
 

 

Read each question and choose the best answer. A checkmark will appear in the box next to the selected answer. You may change your answer by re-clicking on the box. When the checkmark disappears select your new answer. There is only ONE correct answer to each question. When complete, print and submit to teacher.

1. On what kind of day would you see white, fluffy clouds?
Select an option:
a cold, snowy day
a cool, stormy day
a warm, rainy day
a warm, bright day

2. What type of winter weather will there likely be in a town in eastern Washington?
Select an option:
The weather will be cold and dry.
The weather will be cool and wet.
The weather will be mild and wet.
The weather will be warm and dry

3. A scientist needs to measure air pressure. What tool should the scientist use?
Select an option:
barometer
rain gauge
hygrometer
thermometer

4.What type of severe storm is a spinning column of air that touches the ground?
Select an option:
tornado
blizzard
hurricane
thunderstorm

5. Where do hurricanes form?
Select an option:
over deserts
over dry land
over ice sheets
over warm oceans

6. When should people with breathing problems avoid the outdoors?
Select an option:
when there is acid rain
when there is a smog alert
when there is heavy snowfall
when there is a thunderstorm watch

7. What harmful substance do cars and trucks cause in the air?
Select an option:
ozone
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide

8. If the National Weather Service puts out a tornado warning, when is a tornado likely to strike?
Select an option:
in a few days
in a few hours
during the next month
during the next few minutes

9. What does a picutre of the sun behind a cloud mean on a weather map?
Select an option:
rainy weather
sunny weather
stormy weather
partly cloudy weather

10. What type of storm has low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snowfall?
Select an option:
cyclone
tornado
blizzard
hurricane




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