1. Weather Assessment Jeopardy

2. 37, 45, 59 ETC 100 200 300 400 500 Fronts Clouds Severe Storms
Tornadoes
Severe Storms
ETC
100
200
300
400
500
37, 45, 59

3. What happens when air reaches its dew point?
Condensation occurs.
Relative humidity is 100%.
The humidity decreases.
Clouds form.

4. What happens when air reaches its dew point?
A.Condensation occurs.
B.Relative humidity is 100%.
C.The humidity decreases.
D.Clouds form.
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5. How does sleet differ from snow?
A. It is not a form of precipitation.
B. It is liquid and not ice.
C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air.
D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.

6. How does sleet differ from snow?
A. It is not a form of precipitation.
B. It is liquid and not ice.
C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air.
D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.
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7. Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?
A. cold and wet
B. cold and dry
C. warm and wet
d. warm and dry

8. Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?
A. cold and wet
B. cold and dry
C. warm and wet
d. warm and dry
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9. A continental polar air mass forms in
a. the Pacific Ocean.
b. northern Canada.
c. the Gulf of Mexico.
d. the desert Southwest.

10. A continental polar air mass forms in
a. the Pacific Ocean.
b. northern Canada.
c. the Gulf of Mexico.
d. the desert Southwest.
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11. How does a warm front form?
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.

12. How does a warm front form?
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.
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13. The most powerful storms on Earth are
a. tornadoes.
b. thunderstorms.
c. hurricanes.
d. hailstorms.

14. The most powerful storms on Earth are
a. tornadoes.
b. thunderstorms.
c. hurricanes.
d. hailstorms.
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15. What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?
a. clear and sunny
b. hurricane
c. light rain
d. thunderstorm

16. What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?
a. clear and sunny
b. hurricane
c. light rain
d. thunderstorm
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17. A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its
a.heavy rains.
b. lightning.
c. strong winds.
d. storm surge.

18. A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its
a.heavy rains.
b. lightning.
c. strong winds.
d. storm surge.
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19. Which describes the eye of a hurricane?
a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h
b. has warm, calm air and light winds
c. has strong, spinning winds
d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain

20. Which describes the eye of a hurricane?
a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h
b. has warm, calm air and light winds
c. has strong, spinning winds
d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain
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21. Which statement about lightning is true?
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.

22. Which statement about lightning is true?
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.
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23. Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a
a. hurricane.
b. thunderstorm.
c. hailstorm.
d. tornado.

24. Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a
a. hurricane.
b. thunderstorm.
c. hailstorm.
d. tornado.
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25. What is the purpose of isobars?
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

26. What is the purpose of isobars?
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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27. What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a. drizzly rain followed by clear weather
b. severe storms
c. many days of cloudy, wet weather
d. cold, dry weather

28. What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
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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29. If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should
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.

30. If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should
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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31. Which statement about tornadoes is correct?
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.

32. Which statement about tornadoes is correct?
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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33. A storm surge is a dangerous part of
a. a tornado.
b. a thunderstorm.
c. the water cycle.
d. a hurricane.

34. A storm surge is a dangerous part of
a. a tornado.
b. a thunderstorm.
c. the water cycle.
d. a hurricane.
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35. Which describes an altocumulus cloud?
a. high, feathery cloud
b. puffy mid-level cloud
c. low storm cloud
d. high cloud made of ice crystals

36. Which describes an altocumulus cloud?
a. high, feathery cloud
b. puffy mid-level cloud
c. low storm cloud
d. high cloud made of ice crystals
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37. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and
a. a rising air mass.
b. a source region.
c. another positively charged area.
d. a negatively charged area.

38. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and
a. a rising air mass.
b. a source region.
c. another positively charged area.
d. a negatively charged area.
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39. Which statement about hail is correct?
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.

40. Which statement about hail is correct?
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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41. A windsock does NOT a. consist of a cone-shaped bag.
b. measure wind speed.
c. measure wind direction.
d. allow wind to pass through it.

42. A windsock does NOT a. consist of a cone-shaped bag.
b. measure wind speed.
c. measure wind direction.
d. allow wind to pass through it.
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43. Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in
a. nimbostratus clouds.
b. altocumulus clouds.
c. altostratus clouds.
d. cumulonimbus clouds.

44. Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in
a. nimbostratus clouds.
b. altocumulus clouds.
c. altostratus clouds.
d. cumulonimbus clouds.
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45. Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?
a. increase in wind speed
b. increase in temperature
c. decrease in temperature
d. decrease in air pressure

46. Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?
a. increase in wind speed
b. increase in temperature
c. decrease in temperature
d. decrease in air pressure
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47. In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?
a. evaporation
b. runoff
c. precipitation
d. condensation

48. In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?
a. evaporation
b. runoff
c. precipitation
d. condensation
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49. What causes changes in weather?
a. Air masses move and meet.
b. The air gets more humid.
c. Water evaporates.
d. Clouds form.

50. What causes changes in weather?
a. Air masses move and meet.
b. The air gets more humid.
c. Water evaporates.
d. Clouds form.
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51. How does a hurricane begin?
a. with big ocean waves
b. with high winds on land
c. with rain in polar areas
d. with thunderstorms over the ocean

52. How does a hurricane begin?
a. with big ocean waves
b. with high winds on land
c. with rain in polar areas
d. with thunderstorms over the ocean
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53. What tool measures air pressure?
a. thermometer
b. psychrometer
c. anemometer
d. barometer

54. What tool measures air pressure?
a. thermometer
b. psychrometer
c. anemometer
d. barometer
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55. What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
a. warm
b. stormy
c. sunny
d. windy

56. What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
a. warm
b. stormy
c. sunny
d. windy
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57. What is a cloud made of? a. water droplets b. gases c. rain or snow
d. warm air

58. What is a cloud made of? a. water droplets b. gases c. rain or snow
d. warm air
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59. Which is safest in a thunderstorm?
a. standing near a tree
b. staying low on the ground
c. getting in the water
d. finding a high place

60. Which is safest in a thunderstorm?
a. standing near a tree
b. staying low on the ground
c. getting in the water
d. finding a high place
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