Fourth Grade Weather Test OVES

What is the best estimate for how much it rained last night if each main line on the rain gauge represents 1 inch?

• 4 inches

• 2 inches

• 6 inches

• 1 inch

• 8 inches

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VA.4.4.a

A sudden drop in the readings of which weather instrument would cause a meteorologist to predict stormy weather?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hydroscope

• Rain Gauge

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VA.4.4.a

The air pressure was measured each hour for one day. What is the best prediction for the kind of weather that happened during that day?

• The weather changed from thunderstorms to a hurricane.

• The weather changed from nice weather to rain.

• The weather changed from snow to good weather.

• The weather changed from slightly windy to a tornado.

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VA.4.4.a

A barometer measures air pressure and tells whether the pressure is rising or falling. What weather can be expected when the air pressure is rising?

• Stormy and wet conditions are coming

• A hurricane is coming

• Sunny and dry conditions are coming

• A tornado may happen

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VA.4.4.a

What is the best prediction for how much rainfall this area will get next year in June?

• 9 inches

• 5 inches

• 15 inches

• 3 inches

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VA.4.4.c

Match each

weather condition with its corresponding barometer.

a

b

c

overcast skies with storms

fair weather with cumulus clouds

sunny with blue cloudless skies

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VA.4.4.a

Warm air rises and cools. Moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain. What pressure system is being described?

• Light pressure

• low pressure

• no pressure

• high pressure

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VA.4.4.b

What months would Disney World most likely sell the greatest number of ponchos or umbrellas?

• A. October, November, and December

• B. June, July, and August

• C. February, September, and August

• D. July, January, and December

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VA.4.4.c

What type of cloud indicates that the weather is going to change?

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

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VA.4.4.b

A person can hardly see the road because of a low, flat, layered cloud. What type of cloud is it?

• Cumulonimbus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

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VA.4.4.b