12 questions
6th - 6th Grade
Science
Weather Instruments and Types of Storms is a free printable Grade 6 science worksheet with 12 multiple-choice questions. Students identify the instruments used to measure wind direction, wind speed, air pressure, and humidity, and recognize how satellite images help meteorologists observe weather systems. They also identify pictured tornadoes and hurricanes, recall the five hurricane categories on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, and name the eye of a hurricane. The worksheet builds connections between weather measurements and storm science. Students apply their understanding of high- and low-pressure systems, select the weather conditions associated with each, and identify the combination of air conditions that can produce tornadoes. A complete answer key is included, making this free printable worksheet useful for Grade 6 science practice, review, or an assessment of weather-instrument and storm-concept vocabulary.
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WorksheetsAnswer KeyWind Vane
Wind speed
Air pressure
Tornado
Five
Hurricane
eye
Hygrometer
Satellite
cloudy weather with possible storms
clear, sunny weather
Cold/dry and warm/wet
This Grade 6 science worksheet uses 12 multiple-choice questions to assess weather instruments and storm concepts. Students match instruments such as a wind vane, anemometer, barometer, hygrometer, and satellite imagery to their functions, then apply storm knowledge by identifying tornadoes and hurricanes, interpreting pressure systems, and recognizing tornado-forming air conditions.
Introduce the worksheet by having students sort the instruments by what they measure: wind direction, wind speed, air pressure, or humidity. Then use the storm questions to discuss the hurricane’s eye, the five Saffir-Simpson categories, how high- and low-pressure systems affect weather, and why cold/dry and warm/wet air combinations can produce tornadoes.
Watch for students confusing a wind vane, which measures wind direction, with an anemometer, which measures wind speed, or choosing a barometer for humidity instead of air pressure. Students may also mix up the hurricane’s eye with a tornado funnel, reverse the weather associated with high and low pressure, or overlook that the worksheet identifies five Saffir-Simpson hurricane categories.
Wayground provides this worksheet as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz, and it includes a complete answer key for all 12 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, you can grade student work by scanning it with the Wayground for Teachers app.
Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size for the 12 multiple-choice items, or enable a dyslexia-friendly font. You can also translate the worksheet into another language so students can focus on distinguishing instruments, pressure systems, and storm types while reading support is reduced.
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