Intro to Weather

Open Ended

What do you think are some factors that cause different types of weather?

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place?

• weather

• temperature

• humidity

• air pressure

Multiple Choice

Read this paragraph from the text.

Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold the air is. When the sun shines down on the earth, it warms up the earth’s surface. But that is not all that happens. The warmth of the sun also heats up the water on the earth. This process is responsible for many changes in weather and weather patterns. A thermometer measures temperature.

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about the sun's relationship with the earth's surface?

• the longer the sun shines, the colder the earth's surface

• the longer the sun shines, the warmer the earth's surface

• the longer the sun shines, the longer the earth's surface

• the shorter the sun shines, the warmer the earth's surface

Multiple Choice

What weather conditions are most directly influenced by humidity?

• Clouds, rain, and snow

• Wind speed and direction

• Air pressure

• Sunshine

Multiple Choice

Imagine you were looking up at the sky, and you saw storm clouds moving slowly your way. The clouds come from humidity.

Based on the text, what determines the clouds moving slowly your way?

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed and direction

• air pressure

Multiple Choice

What is this text mostly about?

• the sun warming the earth

• things forecasters do

• some causes of weather

• the thickness of air

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences from the text.

All of the weather’s four main factors interact with each other. As air particles respond to changes in pressure, they move and create wind. On a very humid day, there may be many clouds in the sky.

What does the word “interact” mean as used in the text?

• to be unrelated or not impact something

• to stay the same or not change

• to have an effect on or change something

• to argue or talk to each other

Multiple Choice

What does the text describe?

• some types of clouds

• some famous forecasters

• some examples of barometers

• some factors that determine the weather

Open Ended

According to the text, what are the four main factors that determine the weather?

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Weather is caused by a few things, ______ air pressure.

• finally

• including

• excluding

• but

Open Ended

Read the last paragraph from the text.

All of the weather’s four main factors interact with each other. As air particles respond to changes in pressure, they move and create wind. On a very humid day, there may be many clouds in the sky. When it is cloudy, many of the sun’s rays never reach the earth. What would this do to the temperature?

What is the answer to the question at the end of the paragraph?

Use evidence from the rest of the text to support your answer.