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Weather and Climate Quiz

Authored by Jane Burgh

Science

4th Grade

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Weather and Climate Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term "weather" refer to?

Instrument used to measure the temperature

Transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

What the sky and the air outside are like, such as cold and cloudy

A process followed to find an answer to a problem

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is "climate" defined as?

Instrument used to measure the amount of rain

Average weather conditions in a place over 30 years or more

Prediction about the weather in the future

Transition zone where cold air mass is replacing a warm air mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a "forecast"?

A process followed to find an answer to a problem

Instrument used to measure the wind speed

Transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

Prediction, or good guess, about the weather in the future

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a "thermometer"?

To measure the amount of pressure in the atmosphere

To measure the temperature

To measure the wind speed

To measure the amount of rain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a "rain gage" measure?

The temperature

The wind speed

The amount of rain

The amount of pressure in the atmosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a "barometer" used for?

Measuring the wind speed

Measuring the temperature

Measuring the amount of rain

Measuring the amount of pressure in the atmosphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an "anemometer" measure?

The amount of rain

The temperature

The wind speed

The amount of pressure in the atmosphere

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