WEATHER
ASSESSMENT
JEOPARDY
Fronts
Clouds
Tornadoes
Severe
Storms
ETC
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What happens when air
reaches its dew point?
1. Condensation
occurs.
2. Relative humidity is
100%.
3. The humidity
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decreases.
4. Clouds form.
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What happens when air
reaches its dew point?
1. A.Condensation
occurs.
2. B.Relative humidity is
100%.
3. C.The humidity
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decreases.
4. D.Clouds form.
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How does sleet differ from
snow?
1. A. It is not a form of
precipitation.
2. B. It is liquid and not ice.
3. C. It starts as rain and freezes
in the air.
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4. D. It starts as water vapor and
changes to a solid.
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How does sleet differ from
snow?
1. A. It is not a form of
precipitation.
2. B. It is liquid and not ice.
3. C. It starts as rain and freezes
in the air.
0%
0%
0%
4. D. It starts as water vapor and
changes to a solid.
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Which of the following
describes an air mass with
the symbol cT?
1. A. cold and wet
2. B. cold and dry
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Which of the following
describes an air mass with
the symbol cT?
1. A. cold and wet
2. B. cold and dry
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3. C. warm and wet
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A continental polar air mass
forms in
1. a. the Pacific Ocean.
2. b. northern Canada.
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A continental polar air mass
forms in
1. a. the Pacific Ocean.
2. b. northern Canada.
3. c. the Gulf of Mexico.
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How does a warm front form?
1. a. Warm air becomes
caught between cold
air masses.
2. b. Two air masses
meet and stay
separated.
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3. c. Warm air moves
over cold air and
replaces it.
How does a warm front form?
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a. Warm air becomes
caught between cold air
masses.
b. Two air masses meet
and stay separated.
c. Warm air moves over
cold air and replaces it.
d. Cold air moves under
warm air and pushes it
up.
a.
1.
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The most powerful storms on
Earth are
1. a. tornadoes.
2. b. thunderstorms.
3. c. hurricanes.
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The most powerful storms on
Earth are
1. a. tornadoes.
2. b. thunderstorms.
3. c. hurricanes.
4. d. hailstorms.
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What kind of weather would
cumulonimbus clouds likely
bring?
1. a. clear and sunny
2. b. hurricane
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What kind of weather would
cumulonimbus clouds likely
bring?
1. a. clear and sunny
2. b. hurricane
3. c. light rain
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A tornado is dangerous
mostly because of its
1. a.heavy rains.
2. b. lightning.
3. c. strong winds.
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A tornado is dangerous
mostly because of its
1. a.heavy rains.
2. b. lightning.
3. c. strong winds.
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4. d. storm surge.
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Which describes the eye of a
hurricane?
1. a. brings winds of up
to 300 km/h
2. b. has warm, calm air
and light winds
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hurricane?
1. a. brings winds of up to
300 km/h
2. b. has warm, calm air
and light winds
3. c. has strong, spinning0% 0% 0% 0%
winds
4. d. has spiraling bands
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Which statement about
lightning is true?
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a. It is one of the most
dangerous parts of a
thunderstorm.
b. It is an electric discharge
between two similarly charged
surfaces.
c. It is caused by the rapid
expansion of air along an
electrical strike.
d. It always begins in a cloud
and strikes the Earth.
b.
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lightning is true?
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a. It is one of the most
dangerous parts of a
thunderstorm.
b. It is an electric discharge
between two similarly
charged surfaces.
c. It is caused by the rapid
0% 0% 0%
expansion of air along an
electrical strike.
d. It always begins in a cloud
and strikes the Earth.
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c.
1.
Wind moving in two
directions over a prairie
makes air in the middle
spin. This is the beginning
of a
1. a. hurricane.
2. b. thunderstorm.
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Wind moving in two
directions over a prairie
makes air in the middle
spin. This is the beginning
of a
1. a. hurricane.
2. b. thunderstorm.
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4. d. tornado.
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3. c. hailstorm.
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What is the purpose of
isobars?
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a. to measure air pressure
b. to describe the weather
conditions in a weather
station
c. to find out what form
precipitation will take
d. to connect points of equal
air pressure on a weather
map
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b. to describe the weather
conditions in a weather
station
c. to find out what form
precipitation will take
d. to connect points of
equal air pressure on a
weather map
a.
1.
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What kind of weather does a
stationary front bring?
1. a. drizzly rain
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followed by clear
weather
2. b. severe storms
3. c. many days of
cloudy, wet weather
4. d. cold, dry weather
What kind of weather does a
stationary front bring?
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. drizzly rain
followed by clear
weather
b. severe storms
c. many days of
cloudy, wet weather
d. cold, dry weather
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If there is a tornado
warning for your area, you
should
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a. find a high place to stay.
b. go to a room with no
windows.
c. cover your windows with
plywood.
d. not listen to the radio.
a.
1.
If there is a tornado
warning for your area, you
should
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. find a high place to stay.
b. go to a room with no
windows.
c. cover your windows with
plywood.
d. not listen to the radio.
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Which statement about
tornadoes is correct?
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. They are a very common
part of thunderstorms.
b. Seventy-five percent of
the world’s tornadoes occur
in the United States.
c. Their danger is mainly
from the heavy rains they
bring.
d. They are the strongest
storms on Earth.
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tornadoes is correct?
1.
2.
3.
a. They are a very common
part of thunderstorms.
b. Seventy-five percent of
the world’s tornadoes occur
in the United States.
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0%
0%
c. Their danger is mainly
from the heavy rains they
bring.
d. They are the strongest
storms on Earth.
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A storm surge is a dangerous
part of
1. a. a tornado.
2. b. a thunderstorm.
3. c. the water cycle.
4. d. a hurricane.
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A storm surge is a dangerous
part of
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2. b. a
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thunderstorm.
3. c. the water
cycle.
4. d. a hurricane.
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Which describes an
altocumulus cloud?
1. a. high, feathery
cloud
2. b. puffy mid-level
cloud
3. c. low storm cloud
4. d. high cloud made of
ice crystals
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Which describes an
altocumulus cloud?
1. a. high, feathery
cloud
2. b. puffy mid-level
cloud
3. c. low storm cloud
4. d. high cloud made
of ice crystals
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Lightning is an electric
discharge between a
positively charged area and
1. a. a rising air mass.
2. b. a source region.
3. c. another positively
charged area.
4. d. a negatively
charged area.
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Lightning is an electric
discharge between a
positively charged area and
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. a rising air mass.
b. a source region.
c. another positively
charged area.
d. a negatively
charged area.
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Which statement about hail
is correct?
1.
2.
3.
4.
a. It is rain that falls
through a layer of
freezing air.
b. It may be sent up
into the clouds many
times.
c. It forms in winter in
low stratus clouds.
d. It is a liquid form of
precipitation.
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2
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3
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4
Which statement about hail
is correct?
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a. It is rain that falls
through a layer of
freezing air.
b. It may be sent up
into the clouds many
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0%
0%
0%
times.
c. It forms in winter in
low stratus clouds.
d. It is a liquid form of
precipitation.
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A windsock does NOT
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shaped bag.
2. b. measure wind
speed.
3. c. measure wind
direction.
4. d. allow wind to
pass through it.
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shaped bag.
2. b. measure wind
speed.
3. c. measure wind
direction.
4. d. allow wind to pass
through it.
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Unstable atmospheric
conditions lead to the
formation of lightning and
thunder in
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a. nimbostratus clouds.
b. altocumulus clouds.
c. altostratus clouds.
d. cumulonimbus
clouds.
a.
1.
Unstable atmospheric
conditions lead to the
formation of lightning and
thunder in
1. a. nimbostratus
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a.
clouds.
2. b. altocumulus clouds.
3. c. altostratus clouds.
4. d. cumulonimbus
clouds.
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increases air’s ability to
hold water vapor?
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a. increase in wind
speed
b. increase in
temperature
c. decrease in
temperature
d. decrease in air
pressure
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increases air’s ability to
hold water vapor?
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2.
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a. increase in wind
speed
b. increase in
temperature
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temperature
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pressure
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3. c. precipitation
4. d. condensation
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What causes changes in
weather?
1. a. Air masses move
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2. b. The air gets more
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3. c. Water evaporates.
4. d. Clouds form.
What causes changes in
weather?
1. a. Air masses move
and meet.
2. b. The air gets more
humid.
3. c. Water
evaporates.
4. d. Clouds form.
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How does a hurricane begin?
1. a. with big ocean
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waves
2. b. with high winds on
land
3. c. with rain in polar
areas
4. d. with thunderstorms
over the ocean
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land
3. c. with rain in polar
areas
4. d. with thunderstorms
over the ocean
What tool measures air
pressure?
1. a.
thermometer
2. b.
psychrometer
3. c. anemometer
4. d. barometer
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What tool measures air
pressure?
1. a. thermometer
2. b. psychrometer
3. c. anemometer
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What kind of weather does a
cold front usually bring?
1. a. warm
2. b. stormy
3. c. sunny
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4. d. windy
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cold front usually bring?
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2. b. stormy
3. c. sunny
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What is a cloud made of?
1. a. water droplets
2. b. gases
3. c. rain or snow
4. d. warm air
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25%
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3
25%
1. a. water droplets
2. b. gases
3. c. rain or snow
4. d. warm air
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Which is safest in a
25%
25%
thunderstorm?
25%
25%
1. a. standing near a
tree
2. b. staying low on
the ground
3. c. getting in the
water
4. d. finding a high
place
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Which is safest in a
thunderstorm?
25%
25%
25%
25%
1. a. standing near a
tree
2. b. staying low on the
ground
3. c. getting in the
water
4. d. finding a high
place
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