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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