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WorksheetsWeather & Climate
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Describes the condition of the air outdoors
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
average temperature
2.
How hot or cold something is
a)
friction
b)
temperature
c)
gravity
3.
Condition of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe
a)
climate
b)
gravity
c)
weather
4.
All weather is caused by
a)
wind speed
b)
rainfall
c)
the sun heating the Earth
5.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
6.
A rule or pattern based on limited information is a generalization.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Precipitation is
a)
rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
b)
only rain.
c)
only snow, sleet, or hail.
8.
Pieces of information
a)
data
b)
hypothesis
c)
investigation
9.
The amount of water vapor in the air
a)
humidity
b)
climate
c)
generalization
10.
Condensation occurs when
a)
there is no water vapor
b)
water vapor heats up
c)
water vapor cools
11.
Usually or always are words describing
a)
generalizations
b)
humidity
c)
investigations
12.
Another word for water vapor is
a)
humidity
b)
climate
c)
high pressure
13.
Usually or average describes
a)
weather
b)
never occuring
c)
typical
14.
The symbol for high pressure is a circle with
a)
nothing inside it
b)
the letter L inside it
c)
the letter H inside it
15.
In our classroom, we measure temperature in
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
16.
The seasons are:
a)
spring and summer
b)
spring, summer, winter, and fall
c)
winter and fall
17.
Land closer to the equator is
a)
colder
b)
warmer
18.
Rain that occurs on a certain day of the week is describing
a)
seasons
b)
climate
c)
weather
19.
Weather symbols help us describe
a)
gravity's pull on the Earth
b)
conditions of temperature and air
c)
the four seasons
20.
This changes on a daily basis
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
seasons
21.
Climate covers
a)
smaller areas than weather
b)
larger areas than weather
22.
Climate is the average of conditions
a)
over months
b)
for one day
c)
for one week
23.
Climate only records temperatures while weather records temperatures and precipitation.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which describes weather data?
a)
Less than 30 mm of rain annually
b)
50% humidity at 4 pm
c)
Monsoon rains during the summer
25.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes
c)
humidity and pressure
26.
How are weather and climate different?
a)
They both describe averages, but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
27.
Cities closer to water most likely will be
a)
more dry
b)
more humid
c)
hotter
28.
Low pressure has
a)
cool, wet air
b)
hot, dry air
c)
sunny with no clouds
29.
If it only rains one month out of a year, the climate would be described as
a)
mostly wet
b)
mostly dry
c)
neither wet or dry
30.
Condensation occurs when a
a)
liquid changes to a gas
b)
solid changes to a liquid
c)
gas changes to a liquid
31.
Which best describes climate?
a)
Summers are usually hot and dry.
b)
It rained this week.
c)
Yesterday it was cold and windy.
32.
High pressure has
a)
cool, wet air
b)
hot, dry air
c)
lots of dark clouds
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