SCI-4
Mil-Brock- Weather Instruments and Clouds Quiz
Exam not valid for Paper Pencil Test Sessions
[Exam ID:19YFTL
1
What are clouds made of?
A Tiny droplets of water or ice
B Large amounts of snow and ice
C Dust that blows from the earth
D Cotton particles in the air
2
What type of cloud indicates that the weather is going to change?
A Stratus
B Cirrus
C Cumulus
D Cumulonimbus
3
What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail, and tornadoes?
A Cumulus
B Cirrus
C Cumulonimbus
D Stratus
4
What clouds tend to look like cotton balls?
A Cumulonimbus
B Cumulus
C Stratus
D Cirrus
5
Which instrument does a meteorologist use to measure rainfall?
A
B
C
D
6
Which weather instrument measures wind speed?
A Rain gauge
B Anemometer
C Thermometer
D Barometer
7
Which instrument does a meteorologist use to measure temperature?
A
B
C
D
8
Which do meteorologists use to measure the amount of precipitation that falls during a storm?
A Rain gauge
B Weather vane
C Anemometer
D Barometer
9
Different types of clouds are associated with different types of weather. Which of the following types of clouds would most likely be seen in the sky during a thunderstorm?
A
B
C
D
10 What type of clouds are being described? A Stratus and cumulus
B Cumulonimbus and cumulus
C Cirrus and cumulonimbus
D Cumulus and cirrus
E Stratus and cirrus
11 Which instrument does a meteorologist use to measure air pressure?
A
B
C
D
12 Which of these instruments measures wind speed?
A
B
C
D
13 Mercury is inside this closed glass tube. When air around the tube heats the liquid, it expands and moves up the tube. What weather instrument is described?
A Thermometer
B Anemometer
C Barometer
D Rain gauge
14
The simple instrument shown is used to measure — A wind speed
B air pressure
C precipitation
D temperature
15 Mercury is inside this closed glass tube. When air around the tube heats the liquid, it expands and moves up the tube. What weather instrument is described?
A Barometer
B Rain gauge
C Anemometer
D Thermometer