WorksheetsWeather
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
2.
What is described as the process of a liquid changing into a gas?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
3.
The movement of water from the Earth's surface into the air and back to the surface again is called...
a)
Wind Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Weather Cycle
d)
Winter Cycle
4.
What provides the energy for the water cycle?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Clouds
d)
Earth
5.
When water vapor cools high in the air it forms droplets. These droplets form
a)
Heat
b)
Wind
c)
The Sun
d)
Clouds
6.
When rain moves across the ground into lakes and rivers this is called....
a)
Hats off
b)
Water off
c)
Run off
d)
Run slide
7.
What is the correct order of the water cycle?
a)
Run off, precipitation, condensation, evaporation
b)
Evaporation, precipitation, condensation, run off
c)
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run off
8.
All of the following are examples of precipitation EXCEPT....
a)
Clouds
b)
Rain
c)
Snow
d)
Hail
9.
What is the condition of the air near the Earth's surface called?
a)
Wind
b)
Weather
c)
Water
d)
Water Cycle
10.
What is this and what does it measure?
a)
Rain Gauge- amount of rain
b)
Compass- direction
c)
Thermometer- temperature
d)
Wind Vane- wind direction
11.
What direction is the wind blowing?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
12.
Which tool could tell you the streets are flooded??
a)
Thermometer
b)
Rain Guage
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Compass
13.
What is this and what does it show?
a)
Thermometer- temperature
b)
Rain Gauge- rain amount
c)
Wind Vane- wind direction
d)
Compass- direction
14.
Using this weather map what is happening in Houston?
a)
Sunny
b)
Windy
c)
Stormy
d)
Snowy
15.
What is the temperature in New York?
a)
84
b)
86
c)
60
d)
67
16.
What are the weather conditions in Atlanta?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly cloudy
c)
Windy
d)
Stormy
17.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
18.
What is the closest star to the Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
19.
What planet do we live on?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
20.
Day is when...
a)
the Earth is facing the sun
b)
he Earth is not facing the sun
c)
the Earth appears in the eastern sky
21.
The Earth spins in place. What is this called?
a)
Appearance
b)
Reflection
c)
Rotation
22.
What types of energy does the sun give off?
a)
sound and light
b)
light and heat
c)
heat and sound
d)
light and sound
23.
What time of day does the Sun appear to slowly rise in the sky?
a)
Morning
b)
Afternoon
c)
Sunset
d)
Midnight
24.
When does the Sun appear to slowly disappear?
a)
Sunrise
b)
Afternoon
c)
Sunset
d)
Midnight
25.
What time of day is shown in the picture?
a)
Morning
b)
Afternoon
c)
Sunset
d)
Night
26.
How long does it take for the Earth to completely rotate around once on its axis?
a)
24 hours
b)
24 days
c)
24 minutes
d)
24 months
27.
What direction does the Earth rotate?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
28.
Look at the boy's shadow. Where is the sun?
a)
moving high in the sky
b)
directly overhead
c)
low in the sky
d)
setting
29.
Look at the shadows cast. Which one represents a sun low in the sky?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Both are the same
d)
Neither
30.
When would it be hotter outside?
a)
Early Morning
b)
Afternoon
c)
Sunset
d)
Midnight
31.
What path is the Earth on as it moves around the Sun in this picture?
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
axis
32.
The moon will appear differently in the night's sky? True or False
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What is defined as a sphere of burning gases?
a)
Planet
b)
Moon
c)
Star
34.
How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
a)
24 months
b)
12 months (1 year)
c)
24 hours (1 day)
d)
12 years
35.
At different times in the year we experience different temperatures- this is called
a)
Seasons
b)
Rotation
c)
Eclipse
d)
Orbit
36.
What is the imaginary line the earth spins/rotates on called?
a)
Orbit
b)
Season
c)
Eclipse
d)
Axis
37.
Look at the picture- what season is it?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Autumn
d)
Winter
38.
Look at the picture- what season is it?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
39.
Look at the picture- what MONTH is it?
a)
December
b)
May
c)
August
d)
February
40.
Look at the picture- what MONTH is it?
a)
October
b)
January
c)
April
d)
August
41.
If the Moon is between the Sun and Earth- it will cast a shadow on Earth. What is this called
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
c)
Solar System
42.
What type of eclipse is pictured?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Solar System
43.
During a Solar Eclipse where is the Moon?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Last
44.
Describe the inner planets in our solar system.
a)
smooth surface and hot
b)
frozen gases and dust rings
c)
rocky surface and warmer
45.
What is the last planet in our solar system?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
46.
What saying can help me remember the order of the planets?
a)
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally
b)
Winter, spring, summer, fall-these are the seasons after all
c)
My very educated mother just served us nachos
d)
My sister Vicky used every napkin
47.
What is the amount of space an object takes up called?
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
magnetism
d)
temperature
48.
Which would be the correct sequence of events in the scientific process?
a)
Problem, hypothesis, experiment, material list
b)
Hypothesis, problem, investigate, procedure
c)
Problem, predict, procedure, investigate, communicate
d)
Communicate, investigate, procedure, problem, predict
49.
How is mass measured?
a)
in
b)
cm
c)
kg
d)
C
50.
Basic measurements: The little finger is about how wide?
a)
1 mm
b)
1 cm
c)
1 meter
d)
1 ft
51.
Which of the following is made of metal but is not magnetic?
a)
steel spoon
b)
iron nail
c)
aluminum coke can
52.
How is volume measured?
a)
kg
b)
C
c)
ft
d)
ml
53.
What am I? I have a definite shape, and definite volume.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
None of the above
54.
What am I? I do not have a definite shape, but I do have a definite volume.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
None of the above
55.
What am I? I dont not have a definite shape or volume.
a)
rock
b)
oxygen
c)
lemonade
56.
What am I? A mixture where one substance spreads evenly throughout the other so you can not tell one substance from another.
a)
salt and pepper
b)
garden salad
c)
salt water
d)
Chocolate chip cookie
57.
What am I? Two or more substances mix, but each keeps its own physical property.
a)
solution
b)
mixture
c)
volume
d)
mass
58.
How often does the lunar cycle repeat?
a)
once a day
b)
about once a month
c)
once a year
d)
every 24 hours
59.
How far apart is a new moon and a full moon?
a)
1 day
b)
about 15 days
c)
1 month
d)
1 year
60.
Look at picture: Where is the sun?
a)
low in the sky
b)
high in the sky
c)
can not tell from the picture
61.
Look at the picture: What time of day it it?
a)
morning
b)
noon
c)
afternoon
62.
Look at the picture: What time of day is it?
a)
morning
b)
mid day
c)
afternoon
63.
Water that gathers in large amounts such as lakes, rivers and oceans is called
a)
run off
b)
groundwater
c)
accumulation
d)
humidity
64.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called...
a)
run off
b)
precipitation
c)
groundwater
d)
humidity
65.
Predict the front: cold air mass moves in pushing warm air out- Thunderstorms likely
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
not enough information
66.
Steady rain may fall as the front approaches, then the sky becomes clear- what would this describe?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
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