WorksheetsUnit 5 - Weather
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
Water on Earth constantly moves between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere. How does water arrive at Earth’s surface?
through condensation
through evaporation
through precipitation
through runoff
Ahmed watches a rain puddle as she plays outside. The figure below shows how the puddle changes while Juanita observes it during the day.
What process is Ahmed observing?
condensation
evaporation
runoff
precipitation
Tara is studying the water cycle. She knows that in order for evaporation to happen, there needs to be a source of energy that generates heat. What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?
wind
oceans
clouds
sun
Maria draws the following diagram of the water cycle.
What should she label the process of water moving from the ocean to the atmosphere?
condensation
infiltration
precipitation
evaporation
Toby draws the following diagram of the water cycle.
What should he label the process of water moving down the side of the mountain?
precipitation
evaporation
runoff
condensation
Water is found in many places on Earth . Which of these places has only frozen water?
the air
the soil
an ocean
a glacier
Look at the part of this picture that is near each of the letters.
Which letter shows where water vapor turns to liquid water?
A
B
D
C
he three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Which process changes water vapor into liquid water?
freezing
melting
evaporation
condensation
Water stored under ground between soil particles or cracks in rocks.
Glacier
Groundwater
Runoff
Precipitation
................................ is the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again
Water cycle
Precipitation
Glacier
Transpiration
Small, white, puffy clouds are called ______________ clouds.
cirrus
cumulus
Stratus
Stratocumulus
A______________ cloud looks like thin, white streaks high in the sky.
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
Fog
Wind vane is used to check ....................
the amount of rain
wind direction
snow
Wind speed
Rain gauge is used to .....................
measure the amount of rain
measure temperature
Air pressure
Wind speed
precipitation is .........................
how hot or cold any object
how windy the weather
water that falls from the sky
Is the moving air.......................
Rain
Snow
Wind
Air pressure
......……...is the condition of atmosphere at a given place and time.
water cycle
weather
precipitation
……………………………... is a weather instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
thermometer
wind vane
barometer
……………………… is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth's surface.
air pressure
precipitation
wind
Weather
An anemometer measures wind speed.
True
Flase
What is the name of this tool ?
wind vane
thermometer
barometer
Name each of the following pictures.
wind vane
anemometer
barometer
cirrus clouds s
stratus clouds
cumulus cloud
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulus clouds
Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the weather is warm ?
hail
rain
sleet
snow
Damien says, “The air feels very dry today.” Which of the following weather factors is he describing?
air pressure
humidity
precipitation
wind speed
Its formed in warm weather
Hail
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Formed during thunder storms
Rain
Hail
Snow
Sleet
water vapor freezes directly
Rain
Hail
Snow
Sleet
it's formed when the rain feezes
Rain
Hail
Snow
Sleet
Which of the following best explains why storms occur along cold fronts?
Cold air pushes warm air downward, causing condensation and cloud formation
Cold air pushes warm air upward, causing condensation and cloud formation.
Warm air pushes cold air downward, causing condensation and cloud formation.
Warm air pushes cold air upward, causing condensation and cloud formation
The diagram below shows a location where two air masses meet.
Which of the following does the diagram represent?
an air mass
a front
a hurricane
a prediction
Which of the following is a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout?
an air mass
a hurricane
a cold front
an air pressure
Which symbol indicates a warm front?
A device can collect weather data from space.
Weather balloon
Weather - monitoring station
Weather buoy
Weather satellite
Collects data at different height by radio sondes
weather balloons
weather buoys
weather – monitoring stations
Satellites
The air mass above the desert is .................... and ......................
Dry and cold
Hot and dry
Cold and wet
Hot and wet
Collect weather data at the sea
weather balloons
weather buoys
weather – monitoring stations
Satellites
Collects data at Earth’s surface
weather balloons
weather buoys
weather – monitoring stations
Satellites
Collect data from the space
Satellites
weather balloons
weather buoys
weather – monitoring stations
Air mass near the poles are ……………….., while the air mass near the equator are ………….. .
Hot - Cold
Cold - Hot
In which front, the cold air will pumps the warm air ?
Cold front
Hot front
Warm front
Stationary front
………….. forms when warm air mass moves over a cold air mass.
Cold front
Warm front
Heavy rain
Thunder storm
Thunder storms and heavy rains take place usually in cold front
True
Flase
What means " L " symbol on the weather map ?
High pressure
Low pressure
Cold front
Hot front
The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Which process changes water vapor into liquid water?
freezing
melting
evaporation
condensation
Water is considered ………………… resource
new
nonrenewable
recyclable
renewable
The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth is called ………………
Runoff
Atmosphere
water cycle
flood
Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are several degrees above freezing?
Hail
Rain
Sleet
Snow
A person observing weather conditions states that the wind speed in an area is blowing at 5 km/hr. Which tool could the weather observer have used to gather this information?
Anemometer
barometer
themometer
wind vane
…………….. is large body or air with same temperature.
Weather
Air mass
Air pressure
Humidity
It happens when a cold air mass pumps into a warm air mass
Cold front
Warm front
Hot front
Freezing front
Evan watches the weather report on the news. The announcer states that an air mass formed over a sea near the equator is moving into the area where Evan lives. Which type of weather can Evan expect?
cold and dry
cold and wet
warm and dry
warm and wet
.............is the condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time.
Rain
Ground water
The sun
Weather
............... is the water that is stored under the ground, while ............ is water that can't seep into the ground.
Rain and Ground water
The sun and Snow
Ground water and Runoff
Is the main source of energy for the water cycle is ............
Rain
RunoffD
Snow
The sun
................describes how warm or cool the air is around.
Rain
Air temperature
Weather
Snow
Is the change of gas int liquid.
flood
Evaporationn
condensation
Drought
Is the change of liquid into gas
Evaporation
Hurricane -
condensation
flood
It is caused by too much precipitation.
Evaporation
Hurricane
flood
Is the water falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
Evaporation
precipitatio
Hurricane
Turning off taps would conserve watern.
T
F
As we climb up, the air pressure increases.
T
F
When air is dry, we have high humidity.
T
F
Hail is made of layers of ice inside thunder storm.
T
F
Warm front happens when warm air mass moves over a cold air mass.itation
T
F
Anemometer
It measures wind speed
It measures the air pressure gas
Collect weather data on coastal areaty.
Collect weather data on land gas
Barometerr
It measures wind speed
It measures the air pressure gas
Collect weather data on coastal areaty.
Weather buoy
It measures wind speed
It measures the air pressure gas
Collect weather data on coastal areaty.
Weather - monitoring station gas
It measures wind speed
Collect weather data on land gas
It measures the air pressure gas
Weather satellitespeed
to determine the location of storms and how they move.
It collects weather data from space.ty.
Collect weather data on land gas
Doppler radar
to determine the location of storms and how they move.
It collects weather data from space.ty.
It measures wind speed
