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Question 1 of 12 01 Which instrument measures air temperature?
A Rain gauge B Barometer C Anemometer D Thermometer
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Question 2 of 12 02 Which cloud type is typically puffy, white and associated with fair weather?
A Stratus B Cirrus C Nimbostratus D Cumulus
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Question 3 of 12 03 Why do you usually see lightning before hearing thunder?
A Lightning is closer to the ground B Clouds block sound briefly C Light travels faster than sound D Thunder forms later
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Question 4 of 12 04 Which instrument measures wind speed?
A Barometer B Hygrometer C Thermometer D Anemometer
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Question 5 of 12 05 On a weather map, what do isobars connect?
A Places with equal rainfall B Places with equal temperatures C Places with equal air pressure D Places with equal wind speeds
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Question 6 of 12 06 What does a high dew point indicate about the air?
A It has unusually high pressure B It contains a lot of moisture C It is moving at high speed D It contains very little moisture
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Question 7 of 12 07 What does the Beaufort scale describe?
A Wind force B Rainfall intensity C Cloud cover D Air pressure
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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 Cumulus C Cirrocumulus D Cirrus
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Question 10 of 12 A A rotating column of air B A cloud lit by lightning C Rain frozen into hailstones D Precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground
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Question 11 of 12 11 Which cloud type can create a halo around the Sun or Moon?
A Cirrostratus B Cumulonimbus C Altocumulus lenticularis D Stratocumulus
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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 An occluded front forms D A heatwave begins
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