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3C W39 Weather Patterns

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "runoff"?

a)

Water that falls from the clouds

b)

Water that evaporates

c)

Water that falls to Earth, flows over land, and is collected in streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans

d)

Vapor that transforms into tiny droplets of water

2.

What is "precipitation"?

a)

Water that falls from the clouds

b)

Water that evaporates

c)

Water that falls to Earth, flows over land, and is collected in streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans

d)

Vapor that transforms into tiny droplets of water

3.

At what stage of the water cycle does the water change from liquid water to water vapor or gas?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Runoff

4.

At what stage of the water cycle does the water change from gas or vapor into liquid?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Runoff

5.

What the air is like in a place in a single moment:

a)

Climate

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Windy

d)

Weather

6.

Patterns of weather in a place over many years:

a)

Climate

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Windy

d)

Weather

7.

What tool measures the TEMPERATURE of the air?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

8.

What tool measures the WIND'S SPEED?

a)

Hygrometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

9.

What tool measures the air's PRESSURE?

a)

Hygrometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

10.

What tool measures how much RAIN has fallen?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Rain Jug

c)

Rain Bucket

d)

Rain Collector

11.

LOW air pressure means that the weather will be:

a)

Sunny

b)

Windy

c)

Rainy

d)

Dry

12.

HIGH air pressure means that the weather will be:

a)

Sunny

b)

Windy

c)

Rainy

d)

Dry

13.

Heavy rain with thunder and lightning:

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hailstorm

d)

Hurricane

14.

Small but very strong wind that comes down from thunderstorm clouds in a funnel-form:

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hailstorm

d)

Hurricane

15.

Large storm that starts over warm ocean water:

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hailstorm

d)

Hurricane