Quiz about BCA: 3rd Grade: Science: Weather and Climate/Seasons

Question 1

What is this weather instrument called?

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Barometer

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Thermometer

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Anemometer

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Hygrometer

Question 2

What is this weather instrument called?

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analog thermometer

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weather balloon

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anemometer

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barometer

Question 3

What is this weather instrument called?

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Digital Thermometer

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Anemometer

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Hygrometer

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Barometer

Question 4

What is this weather instrument called?

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rain gauge

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thermometer

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barometer

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anemometer

Question 5

What is this weather instrument called?

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Weather vane

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Hygrometer

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Anemometer

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Thermometer

Question 6

What is this weather instrument called?

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Weather Balloon

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Hygrometer

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Thermometer

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Anemometer

Question 7

What is this weather instrument called?

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Anemometer

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Barometer

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Hygrometer

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Thermometer

Question 8

This instrument measures the pressure in the air. It's not something you can see or even feel. That's why a special weather tool is needed to feel it for us.

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Question 9

This tool is important because it can tell you how hot or cold something is.

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Question 10

This is a tool that collects water and look like a big cup. the water runs down into a tube or a graduated cylinder. Scientist can tell much water has been collected by reading the scale.

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Question 11

This is a tool with a pointer that moves to show the direction of the wind. Long ago they were an important tool for farmers, travel and shipping companies.

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Question 12

They are used to carry weather instruments that measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind in the atmosphere. At a certain height, the instruments fall back down to the ground.

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Question 13

This tool look like it has three or four arms hat each hold a cup. The cups catch the wind as the arms turn round and round. Each time the arms go around, the machine counts how fast the arms are turning.

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Question 14

What is a front?

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A front is a boundary (place) where two different air masses meet another.

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A front is a type of cloud formation.

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A front is a measurement of temperature.

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A front is a type of weather phenomenon.

Question 15

It takes _______ for the Earth to rotate on its axis?

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24 hours or one day

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12 hours or 2 days

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48 hours or one day

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1 week or 3 days

Question 16

It takes ________ for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun.

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365 days or 1 year

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3650 days or 1 day

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265 days or 1 year

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375 days or 1 ¹/₂ years

Question 17

The Earth going around the sun?

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revolution

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axis

Question 18

Earth spinning on its self causing night and day?

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axis

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revolution

Question 19

A scientist who studies the atmosphere and predicts the weather is called a/an ______.

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meteorologist

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aquatic ecologist

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helio astronomer

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biologist

Question 20

Why do we have different seasons during the year.

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We have different seasons due to the tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.

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Seasons change due to the distance of the Earth from the Moon.

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Seasons are a result of changes in atmospheric pressure.

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Different seasons are caused by variations in ocean currents.

Question 21

_______ is the day to day variation of the atmospheric condition locally?

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Weather

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Humidity

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Climate

Question 22

_____ is the variation of weather conditions over a long period of time.

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climate

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weather

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humidity

Question 23

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

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low pressure

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landforms

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light energy

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low temperature

Question 24

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

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high pressure

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humidity

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hydration

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hospital

Question 25

Question 25.

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Warm air is approaching Location B

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Cold air is approaching Location A

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Warm air is approaching Location A

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Cold air is approaching Location B

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Question 26.

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Cold air is approaching Location B

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Cold air is approaching Location A

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Warm air is approaching Location A

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Warm air is approaching Location B

Question 27

Which pressure often means clous and precipitation?

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Low Pressure System

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High Pressure System

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Medium Pressure System

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Slow Pressure System

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Question 28.

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Warm air is approaching Location A

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Cold air is approaching Location A

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Cold air is approaching Location B

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Warm air is approaching Location B

Question 29

Question 29.

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Cold air is approaching Location A

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Warm air is approaching Location A

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Cold air is approaching Location B

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Warm air is approaching Location B

Question 30

What does this image represent?

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Warm front

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Cold front

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Red bulbous things

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Sarah Ju

Question 31

What does this image show?

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Cold Front

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A flag banner

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Blue alligator teeth

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Warm Front

Question 32

True or False? The triangles point in the direction the cold air is moving.

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True

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False

Question 33

Which pressure often means dry weather with sunshine?

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High Pressure System

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Low Pressure System

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Medium Pressure System

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Slow Pressure System

Question 34

What type of front is a front that stays in one place for a long period of time?

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stationary front

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warm front

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cold front

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occluded front

Question 35

name this symbol

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stationary front

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warm front

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cold front

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occluded front

Question 36

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

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Dallas

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Seattle

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Minneapolis

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Chicago

Question 37

Near which two cities are the low pressure systems located?

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Chicago & Seattle

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Seattle & San Francisco

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Dallas & Houston

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Chicago & Nashville

Question 38

Which two cities are most likely to experience clear, dry weather?

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Dallas & Houston

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Seattle & San Francisco

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Chicago & Minneapolis

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Chicago & Nashville

Question 39

Tim said that Chicago is most likely to experience rainy weather. Jennifer thinks that Dallas is most likely to experience rainy weather.

Which student is correct?

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Tim because Chicago is the closest to a low pressure system and they produce precipitation.

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Jennifer because high pressure systems produce precipitation

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Both students are correct because all systems produce precipitation

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Neither of the students are correct because the cities are not close enough to the system.

Question 40

What type of weather is generally associated with a low pressure system?

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Cloudy skies, some moist air, possible precipitation, stormy weather

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fair-weather, beautiful clear skies

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cloudy skies, dry air

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cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Question 41

What type of weather is associated with a high pressure system?

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clear skies & dry air

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clear skies & moist air

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cloudy skies & dry air

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cloudy skies & moist air

BCA: 3rd Grade: Science: Weather and Climate/Seasons

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