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This document contains a weather unit test with multiple choice questions, true/false statements, matching, and fill in the blank questions about weather phenomena such as evaporation, precipitation, cloud types, wind speed and air pressure. It tests knowledge of instruments such as thermometers, barometers, hygrometers and rain gauges. The bonus question asks what type of cloud forms tornadoes.

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Acb Unit Test

This document contains a weather unit test with multiple choice questions, true/false statements, matching, and fill in the blank questions about weather phenomena such as evaporation, precipitation, cloud types, wind speed and air pressure. It tests knowledge of instruments such as thermometers, barometers, hygrometers and rain gauges. The bonus question asks what type of cloud forms tornadoes.

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Name: ________________________________

Date: ______________

Weather Unit Test


Matching: Draw a line to match the word on the left to the correct sentence on the right.
1. Evaporation

This is a type of precipitation.

2. Rain

Water vapor cools as it rises and it


changes back into a liquid to form clouds.

3. Precipitation

The sun heats up rivers, lakes, and the


ocean, turning the water into vapor or
steam. The water vapor rises into the air.

4. Collection

Water falls back to the earth in the form


of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

5. Condensation

Water is stored on the earth as streams,


rivers, oceans, lakes, puddles, ponds, and
as groundwater.

Multiple choice: Circle the letter that answers the question best.
1. Which instrument measures temperature?
A. Thermometer
B. Barometer

C. Wind vane
D. Rain gauge

2. What is the name of the instrument that measures the amount of rain fall?
A. Barometer
B. Hygrometer

C. Rain gauge
D. Wind vane

3. What does a barometer measure?


A. Rainfall
B. Temperature

C. Wind speed
D. Air pressure

4. Which instrument measures the water vapor content (humidity)?


A. Rain gauge
B. Hygrometer
5. What is the air pressure if it is raining?
A. High

C. Wind vane
D. Thermometer

B. Low
True or False: Write True if the statement is true or False if the statement is false.
1. Hurricanes are named after people. _________
2. A snowstorm is a blizzard if it has winds that are 35 miles per hour or higher. _________
3. Tornadoes have wind speeds of 50-75 miles per hour. _________
4. Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are all states that frequently have tornadoes.
_________
5. A cumulonimbus cloud is one of the three main types of clouds. _________
6. Cirrus clouds bring a drizzle or small amount of snow. _________
7. A cumulus cloud is fluffy, white, and looks like a puff of cotton. It predicts nice
weather. _________
8. Stratus clouds are considered to be fog if they are low enough. _________
Fill in the blank: Write the word or words that best answer each question.
1. List the three main types of clouds. _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
2. What speed can the winds of a hurricane reach? ___________________________________

BONUS QUESTION!
What is the name of the cloud that forms tornadoes?
____________________________________________

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