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Weather

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of weather?

a)

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time

b)

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time

c)

Weather is the state of a region

d)

Weather is when it is raining

2.

Which is NOT an element of weather?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Temperature

c)

Humidity

d)

Sunshine

3.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The condition of the atmosphere over a long period of period.

d)

The condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time

4.
What type of instrument measures the humidity in the air?
a)
hygrometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
5.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
6.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
7.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
8.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
9.
What instrument measures wind speed?
a)
thermometer 
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
anemometer 
10.
What instrument measures temperature?
a)
rain gauge 
b)
hydrometer
c)
thermometer 
d)
wind vane
11.
What does this symbol represent on a weather map?
a)
Sunny
b)
Partly Cloudy
c)
Cloudy
d)
Thunderstorm
12.

What does this image represent?

a)

Sunny

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Rain

d)

Partly cloudy

13.

What is this weather symbol?

a)

Sunny

b)

Rainy

c)

Partly Cloudy

d)

Stormy

14.

What does this weather symbol mean?

a)

Rain

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Partly Cloudy

d)

Sunny

15.

Clouds form during the process of...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

16.

What are clouds made out of?

a)

cotton

b)

air

c)

water droplets

d)

blankets

17.

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

18.
If you observe thick, grey clouds, what type of weather can you expect to come?
a)
heavy rain
b)
a change in temperature
c)
heavy winds
d)
a snow storm
19.
If you observe stratus clouds, how would you describe them?
a)
puffy
b)
spread out like a blanket
c)
wispy and high in the sky
d)
low to the ground
20.
If the sky is clear, how can you describe the weather in general?
a)
fair weather
b)
stormy weather
c)
changing weather
d)
not enough information
21.

What type of clouds tell us that a thunderstorm is likely coming?

a)

stratus clouds

b)

cumulus clouds

c)

cirrus clouds

d)

nimbus clouds

22.
If there are puffy white clouds in the sky, what type of weather can we expect?
a)
some form of percipitation
b)
thunderstorms
c)
heavy showers
d)
sunny and fair
23.

What are ways to know the weather?

a)

Look outside.

b)

Watch the news

c)

On a website.

d)

All of the above.

24.

The water that falls to Earth is called

a)

precipitation

b)

temperature

c)

weather

d)

thermometer

25.

How do you call a person who studies the weather?

a)

weather man

b)

meteorologist

c)

geologist

d)

astronomer