WorksheetsWeather & Water FOSS Inv 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What occurs when air is forced into a smaller space?
a)
compression
b)
force
c)
expansion
d)
weight
2.
What occurs when air particles spread out because of less pressure?
a)
force
b)
expansion
c)
compression
d)
weight
3.
When particles are compressed, they move how?
a)
slower
b)
no change
c)
faster
4.
What do we call the prediction of what the weather will be?
a)
inference
b)
guess
c)
forecast
d)
prediction
5.
What is the measure of the amount of matter?
a)
gravity
b)
mass
c)
force
d)
weight
6.
What do we call anything that takes up space and has weight?
a)
atoms
b)
mass
c)
gravity
d)
matter
7.
Who is the person that studies the causes of weather and tries to make predictions?
a)
meteorologist
b)
weatherologist
c)
precipologist
d)
deanerologist
8.
What is the study of the Earth's lower atmosphere where weather occurs?
a)
deanerology
b)
meteorology
c)
weatherology
d)
precipology
9.
What are the two most prevalent gases in our atmosphere?
a)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
b)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
ozone and oxygen
10.
Matter is made up of what?
a)
pieces
b)
dust
c)
particles
d)
cells
11.
The push on an object is called what?
a)
gravity
b)
expansion
c)
mass
d)
pressure
12.
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
a)
startosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesopshere
d)
thermosphere
13.
We measure air pressure with a...
a)
thermometer
b)
compass
c)
hygrometer
d)
barometer
14.
We measure air temperature with a...
a)
hygrometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind meter
d)
thermometer
15.
Which units do we use to measure temperature?
a)
%
b)
inches
c)
miles per hour
d)
degrees F or C
16.
What weather concept are we talking about when we say it is "foggy" or "clear?"
a)
visibility
b)
wind direction
c)
temperature
d)
air pressure
17.
Which is NOT considered to be severe weather?
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
hail
d)
snow
18.
What happens to air pressure as you rise farther in the atmosphere?
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Does not change
d)
first increases, then decreases
19.
What are the main layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth to Space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,thermosphere
b)
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
c)
mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d)
thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
20.
What is the atmosphere?
a)
The layer in which all weather occurs
b)
The layer that contains the ozone layer
c)
the layer of water in the ocean
d)
the layer of gases that surround the Earth
21.
Where are the lowest temperatures found?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
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