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Climate and weather

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is climate?

a)

The weather outside right now

b)

The weather of an area over a long time

c)

How high the clouds are

2.

What does a wind vane measure?

a)

Wind direction

b)

precipitation

c)

temperature

d)

Wind speed

3.

What does a thermometer measure?

a)

precipitation

b)

Wind direction

c)

Temperature

d)

snow

4.

What instrument measures rainfall?

a)

Wind vane

b)

Rain gauage

c)

thermometer

5.

Who studies the weather?

a)

Archeologist

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Teacher

d)

Doctor

6.

Hurricanes are a severe type of weather.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What type of severe weather causes a rotating (swirling) column of air?

a)

Flood

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornado

8.

What do we call a long period of time with no rain or snow?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tsunami

c)

Drought

d)

Flood

9.

Who does a drought affect?

a)

only people

b)

only teachers

c)

People, plants and animals

d)

only animals

10.

During a drought, crops will no longer grow?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Every continent has the same climate type.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What climate type do we live in?

a)

Tropical

b)

Hot

c)

Cold

d)

Temperate

13.

What climate type is warm with rain year round?

a)

Hot

b)

Tropical

c)

Cold

d)

Temperate

14.

The imaginary line around the earth is called?

a)

Equator

b)

Climate

c)

Compass