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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

2.

What tells us which direction to go?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Scale

3.

What is north of the picnic area?

a)

woods

b)

soccer field

c)

swimming pool

d)

playground

4.
What is south of the woods?
a)
soccer field
b)
playground
c)
swimming pool 
d)
picnic area
5.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, east and west

b)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

c)

up, down, left, and right

6.

North, South, East and West are called....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

maps

c)

cardinal directions

d)

ways to go

7.

Lucea is the capital of:

a)

St. Thomas

b)

Trelawny

c)

Hanover

d)

Westmoreland

8.

Which parish is correctly matched to its capital?

a)

St. James - Morant Bay

b)

Portland- Port Antonio

c)

St. Elizabeth- Santa Cruz

d)

St. Catherine - Portmore

9.

Which parish is located in the county of Middlesex

a)

St, Mary

b)

St. James

c)

Trelawny

d)

St. Andres

10.

What is the name of the parish shown in diagram?

a)

Clarendon

b)

St. Catherine

c)

Manchester

d)

Kingston

11.

What is the capital of the parish shown i the diagram?

a)

Lucea

b)

Morant Bay

c)

Savanna-la-mar

d)

Port Antonio

12.

Which set shows the parishes of Surrey only?

a)

Kingston, Half-Way Tree, St. Thomas, Portland

b)

Portland, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Kingston

c)

St. Andrew, Portland, Kingston, St. Mary

d)

St. Thomas, Kingston, St. Andrew, Portland

13.

What is the capital of the parish labelled 8?

a)

Port Maria

b)

Port Antonio

c)

St. Ann's Bay

d)

Ocho Rios

14.

What is the capital of the parish labelled 7?

a)

Mandeville

b)

Vere

c)

May Pen

d)

Black River

15.

Which of the following is not a capital town in Jamaica?

a)

Montego Bay

b)

Port Maria

c)

Santa Cruz

d)

Mandeville

16.

Who is the head of the Parish Council (Municipal Corporation)?

a)

Councillor

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor

d)

Mayor

17.

The residents of River Valley have not had their garbage collected in 4 weeks. To whom should they first go to with this problem?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Mayor

c)

Member of Parliament

d)

Councillor for the area

18.
What's the weather like?
a)
sunny
b)
rainy
c)
windy
19.
What's the weather like?
a)
cloudy
b)
rainy
c)
windy
20.
Select the best answer- What is weather?
a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
21.
What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth?
a)
water vapor
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
atmosphere
22.
The Sun gives us all of the following except-
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
water
23.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
24.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
25.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
26.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
27.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
28.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
29.
Someone who studies the weather.
a)
rain gauge
b)
taxonomists
c)
meterologist
d)
satellites
30.
What weather factor does a wind vane measure?
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Air Temperature
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Wind Direction
31.
In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Hot
32.
The center of a hurricane is called the ______.
a)
center
b)
brain
c)
eye
d)
circle
33.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
34.
What day did it rain the most?
a)
Day 1
b)
Day 2
c)
Day 3
d)
Day 4
35.
What day did it rain the least?
a)
Day 1
b)
Day 2
c)
Day 3
d)
Day 4
36.
What does this symbol represent on a weather map?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly Cloudy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Thunderstorm
37.
What does this show? 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Clouds crying
d)
Student whining
38.
What does this image represent? 
a)
TJ
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Rain
d)
Partly cloudy
39.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called 
a)
astronomers
b)
volcanologists
c)
meteorologists
d)
weatherologists
40.

The study of weather is called

a)

Astrology

b)

Biology

c)

Earthology

d)

Meteorology

41.

The study of weather is called

a)

Astrology

b)

Biology

c)

Earthology

d)

Meteorology

42.

what is this image about?

a)

Food

b)

weather symbols

c)

portraits

d)

Animals

43.

What does this weather symbol mean?

a)

Thunder

b)

Foggy

c)

Rainy

d)

Sunny

44.

_______ of every year is hurricane season.

a)

December to February

b)

March to May

c)

June to November

45.

A hurricane is a very powerful storm in an area of Low Pressure

a)

false.

b)

true

46.

The ____ of tropical oceans make hurricanes stronger.

a)

cold ocean water

b)

warm ocean water

c)

ocean life

47.

Where do hurricanes form?

a)

In the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator

b)

In the cool waters of the North Sea

c)

In the Pacific Ocean near Japan

d)

In the cool Ocean water near the poles

48.

What fuels a hurricane's strength?

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Warm Ocean Water

d)

Cold Water

49.
Most of the damage from hurricanes happens because of - 
a)
Storm surge (flooding)
b)
wind
c)
hail
d)
lightning
50.

A man- made element is a

a)

river

b)

town

c)

tree

51.

A natural element is a …

a)

lighthouse

b)

water

c)

port

52.

How many cardinal points are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

53.

In summer I wear...

a)

coat, hat and gloves

b)

t-shirt, shorts and sandals

c)

boots, scarf and trouser

54.

What is this?

a)

Desert

b)

Mountains

c)

Ice

d)

Beach

55.

The opposite of Flooding is

a)

Tornado

b)

Drought

c)

Blizzard

d)

Hurricane

56.

environment is

a)

all living things around us

b)

all nonliving things around us

c)

all living and nonliving things around us

57.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
58.
What temperature is this in Celsius?
a)
19 degrees
b)
20 degrees
c)
21 degrees
d)
-4 degrees
59.
This tool is used with a wind vane to determine the direction of the wind.
a)
wrench
b)
screwdriver
c)
compass
d)
telescope
60.
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
a)
anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
b)
barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
c)
thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
d)
wind vane, satellite image, barometer

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