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Pre test- Unit Weather

1. How many main types of clouds are there?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

2. What is a thermometer?
a. A tool that measures temperature
b. A tool that measures length
c. A measure of how hot or cold something is
d. 54 degrees

3. Which type of cloud looks like puffy white cotton?

a. Stratus
b. Cirrus
c. Cumulus
d. Cumulonimbus

4. What is a snow gage?

a. A way to measure temperature
b. Measures the amount of snow that has fallen over time
c. Measures the amount of sun that shines in a day
d. Tells you how cold or hot it will be that day

5. What does this image show?

a. A meteorologist icon for a sunny day
b. A meteorologist icon for a rainy day
c. A map of Europe
d. A weather map

6. A _________________is a machine that is driven by the force of wind.

a. Wind Mill
b. Weather balloon
c. Rain Gauge
d. Weather Map
 7. ______________ is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical
or subtropical waters.
a. A thunderstorm
b. A tsunami
c. A hurricane
d. A blizzard

8. What is a meteorologist?
a. A physical scientist who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather
b. A scientist who studies math
c. A scientist who works with others and looks at maps of the world
d. A person who studies or has an expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or
physical sciences

9. ___________ carries television cameras that take pictures of the earth.

a. Meteorologists
b. Satellite
c. Thermometer
d. Hail

10.What is the average lifespan of a tornado?

a. 10 minutes
b. 12 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 2 hours

Post Test correction on number 6

1.How many main types of clouds are there?

a. 2
b. 4
c.6
d. 8

2. What is a thermometer?
a. A tool that measures temperature
b. A tool that measures length
c. A measure of how hot or cold something is
d. 54 degrees
 3. Which type of cloud looks like puffy white cotton?
a. Stratus
b. Cirrus
c. Cumulus
d. Cumulonimbus

4. What is a snow gage?

a. A way to measure temperature
b. Measures the amount of snow that has fallen over time
c. Measures the amount of sun that shines in a day
d. Tells you how cold or hot it will be that day

5. What does this image show?

a. A meteorologist icon for a sunny day
b. A meteorologist icon for a rainy day
c. A map of Europe
d. A weather map

6. An _________________measures the wind speed and wind pressure. .

a. Anemometer
b. Weather balloon
c. Rain Gauge
d. Weather Map

7. ______________ is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical
or subtropical waters.
a. A thunderstorm
b. A tsunami
c. A hurricane
d. A blizzard

8. What is a meteorologist?
a. A physical scientist who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather
b. A scientist who studies math
c. A scientist who works with others and looks at maps of the world
d. A person who studies or has an expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or
physical sciences

9. ___________ carries television cameras that take pictures of the earth.

a.Meteorologists
b.Satellite
c.Thermometer
d.Hail
 10.What is the average lifespan of a tornado?
e. 10 minutes
f. 12 minutes
g. 20 minutes
h. 2 hours

Answer Key:

1.How many main types of clouds are there?

a. 2
b. 4
c.6
d. 8

2. What is a thermometer?
a. A tool that measures temperature
b. A tool that measures length
c. A measure of how hot or cold something is
d. 54 degrees

3. Which type of cloud looks like puffy white cotton?

a. Stratus
b. Cirrus
c. Cumulus
d. Cumulonimbus

4. What is a snow gage?

a. A way to measure temperature
b. Measures the amount of snow that has fallen over time
c. Measures the amount of sun that shines in a day
d. Tells you how cold or hot it will be that day

5. What does this image show?

a. A meteorologist icon for a sunny day
b. A meteorologist icon for a rainy day
c. A map of Europe
d. A weather map
 6. An _________________measures the wind speed and wind pressure. .
a. Anemometer
b. Weather balloon
c. Rain Gauge
d. Weather Map

7. ______________ is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical
or subtropical waters.
a. A thunderstorm
b. A tsunami
c. A hurricane
d. A blizzard

8. What is a meteorologist?
a. A physical scientist who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather
b. A scientist who studies math
c. A scientist who works with others and looks at maps of the world
d. A person who studies or has an expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or
physical sciences

9. ___________ carries television cameras that take pictures of the earth.

a.Meteorologists
b.Satellite
c.Thermometer
d.Hail

10.What is the average lifespan of a tornado?

a. 10 minutes
b.12 minutes
c.20 minutes
d.2 hours