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Question 1 of 12 01 Which instrument measures air temperature?
A Thermometer B Anemometer C Barometer D Rain gauge
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Question 2 of 12 02 Which cloud type is typically puffy, white and associated with fair weather?
A Cirrus B Cumulus C Nimbostratus D Stratus
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Question 3 of 12 03 Why do you usually see lightning before hearing thunder?
A Thunder forms later B Clouds block sound briefly C Lightning is closer to the ground D Light travels faster than sound
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Question 4 of 12 04 Which instrument measures wind speed?
A Anemometer B Hygrometer C Barometer D Thermometer
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Question 5 of 12 05 On a weather map, what do isobars connect?
A Places with equal wind speeds B Places with equal rainfall C Places with equal air pressure D Places with equal temperatures
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Question 6 of 12 06 What does a high dew point indicate about the air?
A It contains a lot of moisture B It is moving at high speed C It contains very little moisture D It has unusually high pressure
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Question 7 of 12 07 What does the Beaufort scale describe?
A Rainfall intensity B Air pressure C Cloud cover D Wind force
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Question 8 of 12 08 In the Northern Hemisphere, winds around a low-pressure system generally rotate which way?
A Counterclockwise B Straight upward C In alternating directions D Clockwise
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Question 9 of 12 09 Which cloud genus most commonly produces steady, widespread rain or snow?
A Nimbostratus B Cirrocumulus C Cirrus D Cumulus
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Question 10 of 12 A Precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground B Rain frozen into hailstones C A cloud lit by lightning D A rotating column of air
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Question 11 of 12 11 Which cloud type can create a halo around the Sun or Moon?
A Cumulonimbus B Stratocumulus C Altocumulus lenticularis D Cirrostratus
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Question 12 of 12 12 What happens when a cold front catches up with a warm front?
A The jet stream stops B A sea breeze forms C A heatwave begins D An occluded front forms
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