4th Grade Weather and Clouds

What does this weather instrument (shown here) measure?

• wind speed
• air pressure
• amount of fallen rain
• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate is

• the further you get from the equator
• the higher you go, the colder it gets
• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
• the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A long, low, gray cloud that could be layered

• stratus
• nimbus
• cumulus
• cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds are usually puffy and white like cotton balls?

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

• culmulus

Which type of cloud is the highest and are usually wispy and look like feathers in the sky?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cululonimbus

What is precipitation?

• The water vapor that condenses to form clouds.

• The water that evaporates from oceans.

• The water that falls from the atmosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of a scientist who studies the weather?

• Weatherologist

• Seismologist

• Meteorologist

• Rainologist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does a BAROMETER measure?

• precipitaion

• wind speed

• air pressure

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cumulus clouds that grow large and heavy with water, brings heavy rain

• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A strong storm with a lot of rain, thunder, and lightning

• Thunderstorm
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Heavy Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2