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    Released SOL Test Questions

    4. Certain storms form over water near the equator,


    2002-2012 usually between the months of June and
    Sorted by Topic November. Warm, moist air rises quickly over the
    Compiled by SOLpass – www.solpass.org ocean, causing a strong, whirling storm with high
    winds and heavy rains. This type of storm is known
    as a —
    (2002 test – question 25)
    SOL 4.6 Weather a. tornado
    a. weather phenomena; b. hurricane
    b. weather measurements and c. blizzard
    meteorological tools; d. sandstorm

    c. use of weather measurements and 5. Which factor is usually recorded when gathering
    weather phenomena to make weather data?
    (2001 test – question 38)
    weather predictions.
    a. Number of gases in the air
    b. Temperature of the air
    c. Type of gases in the air
    AIR MASSES AND d. Amount of air in an area
    FRONTS
    1. Which type of storm causes the most flooding in
    areas located near an ocean coastline?
    (2009 test – question 24) CLOUD TYPES
    a. Tornado 6. Different types of clouds are associated with
    b. Hurricane different types of weather. Which of the following
    c. Blizzard types of clouds would most likely be seen in the
    d. Freezing rain sky during a thunderstorm?
    (2006 test – question 8)
    2. Which of these best describes a tornado?
    (2008 test – question 16)
    a. A winter storm that produces frozen
    precipitation
    b. A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong
    winds and thunderstorms
    c. A severe weather condition with low
    temperatures and blowing snow
    d. A storm that forms over warm ocean water and
    has extremely strong winds 7. Tornadoes are most likely to be produced from
    which type of cloud?
    (2001 test – question 20)
    a. Cirrus
    3. Which weather term best describes the words b. Stratus
    above? c. Cumulus
    (2004 test – question 5)
    d. Cumulonimbus
    a. Humidity
    b. Atmosphere
    c. Precipitation
    d. Barometric pressure
    11. The simple instrument shown is used to measure
    —
    (2005 test – question 39)
    a. air pressure
    b. wind speed
    c. temperature
    d. precipitation

    8. Usually, cumulonimbus clouds are associated


    with weather that is —
    (2003 test – question 11) 12. If this device was placed
    outside, it could be used to show —
    a. dry (2002 test – question 19)
    b. stormy a. changes in
    c. fair temperature
    d. foggy b. the amount of
    rainfall
    c. changes in
    humidity
    METEOROLOGICAL d. the speed of the
    wind
    TOOLS 13. Which instrument could tell you that conditions are
    right for flying a kite?
    9. What tool is used to measure the relative amount (2001 test – question 29)
    of water in the air?
    (2004 test – question 32) a. Anemometer
    a. A barometer b. Barometer
    b. An anemometer c. Hygrometer
    c. A hygrometer d. Thermometer
    d. A thermometer 14. Which do meteorologists use to measure the
    amount of precipitation that falls during a storm?
    10. Which of these instruments would be used to (2010 test – question 15)
    measure wind speed? (2006 test – question 4)
    a. Anemometer
    b. Barometer
    c. Rain gauge
    d. Weather vane

    15. Which of these instruments measures wind


    speed? (2007 test – question 23)

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