4th Grade VA Weather Review

What weather instrument is used to determine wind speed?

• barometer

• wind vane

• hygrometer

• anemometer

Which type of cloud is pictured and is at a high altitude made of ice crystals?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Which weather instrument measures air pressure?

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

• rain gauge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Kevin heard the meteorologist say that the air pressure dropped quickly. What type of weather might happen next? (low pressure)

• Partly Cloudy

• Sunny weather

• Foggy weather

• Thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When water vapor rises and cools, it forms into--

• snow

• sleet

• clouds

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather event is most common in our state of Virginia?

• Typhoons

• Tsunami

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a person who predicts, forecasts, and studies the weather called?

• A weather person

• A Meteorologist

• Andrew Frieden NBC12

• Meteorology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or false: Weather is day to day and changes often, while climate is the average weather conditions for a certain area over time.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen?

• thermometer

• rain collector

• barometer

• rain gauge

What do we call the fluffy white clouds with flat bottoms

• cirrus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• stratus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4