WorksheetsEarth science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is it important to track weather?
a)
So scientists know when to feed the animals.
b)
So scientists see patterns.
2.
What number is showing evaporation?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
3.
What is a group of stars that forms a pattern?
a)
solar system
b)
constellation
c)
asteroids
d)
planets
4.
What makes the moon shine at night?
a)
The moon reflects the stars' light.
b)
The moon reflects the earth's light.
c)
The moon reflects the sun's light.
d)
The moon has its own light.
5.
What pattern do the seasons always follow?
a)
winter, spring, summer, fall
b)
summer, winter, fall, spring
c)
spring, summer, fall, winter
d)
spring, winter, summer, fall
6.
What happens when an object blocks the sun's light?
a)
It makes a rainbow.
b)
It makes a cloud.
c)
It's nighttime.
d)
It makes a shadow.
7.
When it is daytime where you live, which direction is the side of the Earth that you live facing?
a)
toward the sun
b)
toward the moon
c)
away from the sun
d)
away from the moon
8.
What mainly makes up the solar system?
a)
everything you see in the sky at night
b)
orbits, planets and stars
c)
the stars, the sky and the moon
d)
the sun, its planets, and the planets' moons
9.
Wind is moving air. It____________
a)
always blows from the north
b)
always comes from the south
c)
can move in different directions
d)
always blows at the same time of day
10.
A change in weather that repeats is a ________.
a)
season
b)
weather pattern
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
11.
Which is NOT a source of water?
a)
oceans
b)
glaciers
c)
drought
d)
lakes
12.
What does an anemometer measure?
a)
air temperature
b)
amount of rain
c)
wind speed
d)
wind direction
13.
Which word describes rain, snow, sleet and hail
a)
drought
b)
seasons
c)
precipitation
d)
water cycle
14.
The movement of the earth around the sun causes____________.
a)
earthquakes and volcanoes
b)
precipitation and drought
c)
weather patterns and the water cycle
d)
day, night and seasons
15.
What is happening when water evaporates?
a)
it is falling from the clouds?
b)
it is changing from a liquid to a gas.
c)
it is freezing into a solid
d)
it is melting
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