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• What is the name of the scientist who studies the weather?
A- Meteorologist B – Biologist
C – Storm chaser D – Paleontologist
Answer: Meteorologist
On the Celsius Scale, water boils at _____ degrees
A – 212 degrees B – 200 degrees C – 100 degrees
D – 0 degrees
Answer: 100 degrees Celsius
On the Fahrenheit Scale, water boils at:
A – 200 degrees B – 100 degreesC- 32 degrees
D- 212 degrees
Answer: 212 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the name of the weather instrument that measures air
pressure?
A- Hygrometer B – Rain Gauge C – Barometer
D - Anemometer
Answer: Barometer
What’s the name of the weather instrument that measures humidity?
A – Hygrometer B – Wind Vane
C – Anemometer D - Thermometer
Answer: Hygrometer
A rain gauge measures:
A – Air pressure B – Precipitation C – Wind speed
D – Temperature of the air
Answer: Precipitation
What is the name of the weather instrument that measures wind
speed?
A – Hygrometer B – Thermometer C – Anemometer D – Wind Vane
Answer: Anemometer
What is the name of the scale that is only used by SCIENTISTS? (Hint: It
isn’t found on a dual thermometer!)
A – Fahrenheit B – Kelvin C – Celsius
D – Millibars
Answer: Kelvin
Absolute ZERO is when all molecules stop moving.
You cannot find this anywhere on planet earth!
What’s the name of the scale that relates wind speed to its effects on
land?
A – Beaufort Scale B – Fahrenheit Scale
C – Millibar Scale D – Celsius Scale
Answer: Beaufort Scale
The amount of water vapor in the AIR is called:
A – Precipitation B – Humidity
C – Cloud D – Evaporation
Answer: Humidity
What is the name of the weather instrument that is used to tell which direction the wind is blowing from?
A – Anemometer B – Wind Vane C – Hygrometer D - Barometer
Answer: Wind Vane
__________ is moving air
A – Anemometer B – Leaves C – Bags D - Wind
Answer: Wind
The measure of the heat energy in a substance is ___________
A – Temperature B – Thermometer C – Air pressure D – Wind speed
Answer: Temperature
The layer of air surrounding the earth is called the ___________
A – Sun B – Mercury
C – Atmosphere D – barometer
Answer: Atmosphere
A barometer measures _____________
A – TemperatureB – Wind directionC – Air pressure D – Wind speed
Answer: Air Pressure
A wind vane is used to measure _______________
A – Wind speed B – Air pressure
C – Humidity D – Wind direction
Answer: Wind Direction
A ___________ measures temperature
A – Thermometer B – Barometer
C – HygrometerD - Anemometer
Answer: Thermometer
Precipitation is measured by a __________
A – HygrometerB – Barometer
C – ThermometerD – Rain gauge
Answer: Rain Gauge
In the United States, we primarily use what unit of measurement when measuring
temperature?
A – Kelvin B – Fahrenheit
C – Celsius D – Millibars
*Remember– This is different than what most of the countries around the world use!
Answer: Fahrenheit