wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Weather quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Weather is the condition of the ______ in a certain place and time.

a)

air

b)

plants

c)

water

d)

planets

2.

What is climate?

a)

The temperature

b)

The weather

c)

The pattern of weather in a place over many years

3.

What is a thermometer?

a)

a tool used to measure liquid

b)

a tool used to measure weight

c)

a tool used to measure the temperature

4.

Knowing what the weather is going to be like can help us...

a)

decide what to wear (coat, gloves, scarf)

b)

know if we should carry an umbrella

c)

know when it is the best time to plant crops in the garden

d)

all of the above

5.

A meteorologist is:

a)

A type of very tall cumulus cloud with a dark grey bottom that can indicate severe storms

b)

A scientist who studies and predicts the weather

c)

A scientist who studies the meteors

6.

The four main types of precipitation are:

a)

snow, wind, thunder, and lightening

b)

rain, snow, thunder, and wind

c)

rain, snow, sleet, and hail

7.

What weather instrument measures wind direction?

a)

wind vane

b)

thermometer

c)

rain gauge

8.

Clouds form when...

a)

I'm having a bad day

b)

after it rains

c)

after a storm

d)

when tiny drops of water and ice join together in the sky

9.

What temperature does this thermometer show?

a)

20

b)

50

c)

90

d)

0

10.

What temperature does this thermometer show?

a)

70

b)

30

c)

90

d)

0

11.

Which is NOT a tool we use to measure weather?

a)

hammer

b)

wind vane

c)

rain gauge

d)

thermometer

12.

What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds Earth?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

cryosphere

13.

Name 3 types of hazardous weather

4 lines
14.

The temperature in Fall is

a)

warm

b)

warm moving towards cool

c)

cold

d)

cool moving towards warm

15.

How much rain has been collected in this rain gague?

a)

1 inch

b)

1 foot

c)

3 inches

16.

The TROPICAL region is

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

mid-range

17.

The POLAR region is

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

mid-range

18.

The TEMPERATE region is

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

mid-range

19.

The temperature in Spring is

a)

warm

b)

warm moving towards cool

c)

cold

d)

cool moving towards warm