WorksheetsWeather - General and Severe
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ______________ is responsible for good weather and bad weather.
a)
moon
b)
sun
c)
stars
d)
ocean
2.
List the four main building blocks of weather are:
a)
temperature, air pressure, wind, moisture
b)
sun, wind, thunder, ocean
c)
stars, sand, heat, cold
d)
water, clouds, ocean, heat
3.
_____________________ is caused by changes in the atmosphere.
a)
weather
b)
atmosphere
c)
heat
d)
sun
4.
The _________________ is the air that surrounds Earth.
a)
heat
b)
atmosphere
c)
weather
d)
cloud
5.
Sunlight that is absorbed changes to _____________.
a)
plants
b)
planets
c)
gas
d)
heat
6.
Sunlight only hits ____________ of the Earth at any one time, so not all of the Earth is heated __________________.
a)
cold; unequally
b)
the middle; unequally
c)
half; equally
d)
the top; equally
7.
The sun's rays strike more directly near the _____________ , so water and land around the equator get _______________.
a)
equator; hotter
b)
equator; colder
c)
poles; hotter
d)
poles; colder
8.
Sunlight strikes areas around the poles at a _____________ angle. The angle of sunlight creates _______________ poles and a ________________ equator.
a)
direct; warm; cold
b)
sharp; cold; warm
c)
right; warm; cold
d)
fun; cold; warm
9.
The air in the atmosphere has ______________, and it is being pulled toward the Earth by _______________ .
a)
mass; ropes
b)
clouds; air masses
c)
mass; gravity
d)
weight; gravity
10.
Cold air is ___________________ , while warm air is __________________.
a)
dense; hot
b)
heavier; lighter
c)
lighter; heavier
d)
weightless; lighter
11.
________ - pressure air always moves toward warmer, __________ - pressure air.
a)
High; low
b)
Low; cold
c)
High; hot
d)
Low, high
12.
Wind is caused by the _______________ of the Earth.
a)
equal heating
b)
unequal heating
c)
cooling down
d)
unequal cooling
13.
The unequal heating and the differences in the air pressure cause _________________ .
a)
rain
b)
hail
c)
wind
d)
blizzards
14.
The greater the difference in temperature and pressure between two large air masses, the ______________ the winds.
a)
weaker
b)
stronger
c)
hotter
d)
colder
15.
The Sun heats water in various bodies of water such as ____________, ______________, and _____________.
a)
lakes, rivers, oceans
b)
trees, grass, shrubs
c)
ground, houses, cars
d)
people, toys, schools
16.
The Sun's energy causes water to ________________ and form _________________________ (an invisible gas).
a)
evaporate; ice
b)
freeze; clouds
c)
evaporate; water vapor
d)
cool; precipitation
17.
When water vapor cools it forms water droplets and they fall to the earth. Water falling to earth is called _________________.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
a day off from school
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