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WorksheetsScience Chapter 6
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
The measure of how hot or cold something is.
a)
Weather
b)
climate
c)
temperature
d)
equator
2.
The atmosphere is:
a)
The average weather conditions.
b)
The layers of air that cover the earth.
c)
An imaginary line around the earth.
d)
A blanket of precipitation near the ground.
3.
The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called:
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
water vapor
4.
This weather instrument is used for measuring temperature.
a)
weather vane
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
thermometer
5.
The process by which water changes states as it moves between the air and earth.
a)
Water vapor
b)
evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Water cycle
6.
A white puffy cloud that brings fair weather:
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulus
7.
Precipitation is:
a)
Rain and snow
b)
Sleet and hail
c)
Any form of water that falls from the clouds
d)
All of these
8.
An imaginary line around the center of the earth between the north and south poles.
a)
Equator
b)
Climate
c)
Cirrus
d)
Prime meri
9.
If you looked out your car window and saw this type of cloud, you would need an umbrella.
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus
d)
None of these
10.
These clouds are high, thin and wispy clouds. They will likely bring fair weather.
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
cumulus
11.
What is a barometer?
a)
A weather instrument that measures precipitation
b)
A weather instrument that measures air pressure.
c)
A weather instrument that measures wind speed.
d)
A weather instrument that measures temperature.
12.
The average weather conditions of an area over a period of time is called:
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Temperature
d)
Atmosphere
13.
This weather instrument measures wind speed.
a)
Barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
anamometer
d)
rain gauge
14.
Water in the form of invisible gas is called:
a)
Condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
Water vapor
d)
Precipitation
15.
A water puddle that changes to water vapor and evaporates into the air is an example of:
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
vapor cycle
d)
precipation
16.
When layers in the air presses down on the earth, it is called:
a)
Air blanket
b)
air vapor
c)
Air pressure
d)
Weather pressure
17.
You can expect precipitation if air pressure is:
a)
Gone
b)
Low
c)
High
d)
neither high or low
18.
The condition of the air at a certain place and time is called:
a)
Air pressure
b)
Climate
c)
Weather
d)
Air vapor
19.
If you want to know the amount of precipitation that came to your location, you can use this instrument:
a)
rainometer
b)
rain gauge
c)
thermometer
d)
Barometer
20.
What kind of climate would you find near the north or South Pole?
a)
temerate climate
b)
polar climate
c)
tropical climate
d)
equator climate
21.
What kind of climate do you live in?
a)
Tropical climate
b)
Temperate climate
c)
Polar climate
d)
None of these
22.
The climate near the equator is a tropical climate.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
No one really knows
23.
Low and heavy stratus clouds mean:
a)
fair (sunny) weather
b)
Light rain
c)
No rain
d)
Dangerous thunderstorms
24.
You can predict whether it will rain by looking at a:
a)
barometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anomometer
d)
book about weather
25.
Dew on the ground or water forming on the outside of a soda can is an example of:
a)
precipation
b)
evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Water vapor
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