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WorksheetsWater cycle, Weather, Climate
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
2.
How hot or cold something is -
a)
friction
b)
temperature
c)
gravity
3.
The water cycle is powered by the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
5.
Texas has long, hot summers.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
6.
A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
7.
Meteorologists forecast this.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
8.
What is climate?
a)
What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
b)
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
c)
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
d)
How much sunshine an area gets
9.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
10.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
11.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
The amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air
a)
Barometer
b)
Humidity
c)
Rain gauge
d)
Evaporation
13.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
There is not a difference between climate and weather.
14.
Wind speed is changing as the Hurricane moves over land.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
15.
The tropical rainforest has experienced 50 to 260 inches of rainfall annually for the last few decades.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
16.
Grasslands have a rainy and dry season.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
17.
a)
Freezing
b)
Condensation
c)
The warming of air
d)
The forming of clouds
18.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
a)
climate
b)
temperature of one day
c)
weather
d)
type of soil
19.
a)
Increased drought conditions
b)
Decreased erosion of the shoreline
c)
Increased precipitation
d)
Decreased solar energy
20.
a)
water flowing downhill
b)
fog forming along a highway
c)
the water level of a lake decreasing
d)
dark clouds forming in the sky
21.
Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?
a)
Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.
b)
The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.
c)
Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.
d)
The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.
22.
These weather maps show conditions in Texas over two days. Which city on the map had rain on Friday which had cleared by Sunday?
a)
Houston
b)
El Paso
c)
Amarillo
d)
Dallas
23.
The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?
a)
Today is hot and sunny is Phoenix, Arizona.
b)
Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
c)
Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
d)
Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.
24.
The table shows daily high temperatures for a certain city over a five day period. If the temperature pattern continues into the weekend, what high temperature would be predicted for Saturday?
a)
8 degrees C
b)
10 degrees C
c)
12 degrees C
d)
14 degrees C
25.
Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?
a)
The average high temperature in May is 21degrees C in the Midwest of the United States.
b)
Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year.
c)
The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona.
d)
On average, there is 88 mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July.
26.
The two weather maps show a front moving across Texas. In which of the following cities would a decrease in temperature be predicted between Day 1 and Day 2.
a)
Amarillo
b)
Austin
c)
El Paso
d)
Sweetwater
27.
Students measured the rainfall outside their classroom for five days and recorded their observations. The greatest increase in the amount of rainfall was between --
a)
June 10 and June 11
b)
June 11 and June 12
c)
June 12 and June 13
d)
June 13 and June 14
28.
The table shows some weather data collected over a five day period. What patter over the five days can be observed in the collected data?
a)
There was more rain on the warmer days.
b)
There were fewer clouds as the week went on.
c)
Rain came along with lower temperatures.
d)
Temperature increased during the week.
29.
The map shows the weather for Texas on Monday, October 15, 2012. Before the front passed through Houston on Sunday, the high temperature was 14 degrees C. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the high temperature on Monday, after the front has passed?
a)
8 degrees C
b)
14 degrees C
c)
26 degrees C
d)
20 degrees C
30.
What provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur naturally in the water cycle?
a)
wind
b)
rivers
c)
soil
d)
sun
31.
The sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?
a)
rotating on its axis
b)
giving off light for plants
c)
keeping Earth in orbit
d)
providing heat for evaporation
32.
The Sun's heat causes evaporation. Most of the evaporation on Earth happens to water found in --
a)
oceans
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
underground
33.
a)
beaker of water
b)
ice cubes
c)
metal pan
d)
hot plate
34.
a)
Sunny window sill
b)
Outside in the shade
c)
Outside in the direct sunlight
d)
In a closet with no light
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