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3rd - Weather and Climate

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The range of an area's typical weather over long periods of time.

a)

weather

b)

temperate

c)

climate

d)

humidity

2.

An area characterized by a certain climate.

a)

equator zone

b)

climate zone

c)

weather zone

d)

rainforest

3.

Facts or observations to support an explanation.

a)

Answer

b)

Evidence

c)

Collection

d)

Proof

4.

The mixture of gases surrounding Earth or other planets.

a)

stratosphere

b)

gasosphere

c)

air

d)

atmosphere

5.

A visible collection of immense numbers of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air - white or gray in appearance.

a)

rainbow

b)

cloud

c)

troposphere

d)

precipitation

6.

Rain, snow, hail, and other forms of condensation that form in clouds and fall to the ground.

a)

precipitation

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

crystals

7.

An object launched into orbit around Earth and used to track weather.

a)

spaceship

b)

rocket

c)

satellite

d)

spacepod

8.

How the sky looks and the air feels. The main parts are temperature, sunlight, wind, clouds, and precipitation.

a)

climate

b)

altitude

c)

weather

d)

foggy

9.

The movement of air.

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

wind

d)

hail

10.

A tool that measures wind speed.

a)

odometer

b)

anemometer

c)

spedometer

d)

windometer

11.

A reference line drawn on a graph where the scale of the graph is labeled.

a)

ruler

b)

scale

c)

legend

d)

axis

12.

The metric system temperature measurement.

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celcius

c)

Centimeter

d)

Thermometer

13.

A unit of length in metric system measurement.

a)

centimeter

b)

inch

c)

foot

d)

mile

14.

A unit of temperature measurement.

a)

a celcius

b)

a degree

c)

a fahrenheit

d)

a drop

15.

A temperature scale that tells how hot or cold something is (not metric).

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Thermal

c)

Centimeter

d)

Zone

16.

A unit of speed measurement.

a)

hours per day

b)

meters per second

c)

days per week

d)

ounces per gallon

17.

What is this?

a)

a test tube

b)

a weather vane

c)

a dream catcher

d)

a rain gauge

18.

The numbers or values on the horizontal and vertical axes of a graph.

a)

ruler

b)

centimeters

c)

scale

d)

score

19.

How hot or cold something is.

a)

temperature

b)

touch

c)

degrees

d)

thermal

20.

What is this?

a)

scale

b)

barometer

c)

temperature

d)

thermometer

21.

What is this?

a)

climate colors

b)

a weather map

c)

tropical zones

d)

rainbow map

22.

What is this?

a)

rooster vane

b)

direction finder

c)

wind pointer

d)

wind vane

23.

Wind direction is the direction that the wind ______.

a)

comes from.

b)

goes to.

24.

A long-lasting snowstorm with low temperatures, strong winds (above 56 KPH), and a great deal of either falling or blowing snow.

a)

tornado

b)

blizzard

c)

polar storm

d)

ice vortex

25.

A period of time when the amount of rain, snow, and other forms of precipitation is much less than in a normal year.

a)

autumn

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

vortex

26.

to predict

a)

forecast

b)

assess

c)

accumulate

d)

precipitate

27.

A storm with high winds and rain that forms over oceans near the equator.

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

tropical storm

d)

blizzard

28.

A powerful discharge of electricity during a thunderstorm.

a)

thunder

b)

static

c)

lightning

d)

bolt

29.

Sound of a lightning bolt.

a)

grumble

b)

thunder

c)

crash

d)

blast

30.

A storm that includes the presence of lightning and thunder. They often include large amounts of rain, some hail, or even snow.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tornado

c)

blizzard

d)

hurricane

31.

A violent rotating column of air that can come in contact with the ground and cause great destruction.

a)

hurricane

b)

whirlygig

c)

cyclone

d)

tornado