Science weather lesson 1

The graph shows the rain that fell during the school week. Which two days had the most rain? Check two boxes to show the correct answer.

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

Which tool is useful for measuring temperature?

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Windsock

The table shows the weather during one school week. Which kind of weather was most common during the week?

• sunny weather

• rainy weather

• cloudy weather

Jose is using a thermometer to measure the weather. What can the thermometer show about the weather?

• How hot or cold the weather is.

• How much rain fell.

• How windy the weather is.

Why do scientists use many different tools to measure the weather?

__________ is water droplets that fall from the clouds.

• snow

• hail

• rain

• sleet

Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is ________________?

• precipitation
• weather

• thermometer

• hail

Sleet is freezing __________?

• snow

• temperature

• rain

• hail

What is the tool that is used to measure temperature ________________?

• rain gauge

• scale

• wind vane

• thermometer

Which tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall in a place?

• thermometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

• temperature