WorksheetsSCIENCE4:PERIODIC-EXAM-4THQTR
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 41mins
A rain gauge measures _________.
wind speed
It measures air pressure.
Identify the weather instrument.
Identify the weather instrument.
Identify the weather instrument.
These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
dust
water
oxygen
cotton
These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring rain or snow.
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
What type of cloud is shown?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
What type of cloud is shown?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
What type of cloud is shown?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
What are cirrus clouds made of?
Water vapor
Water droplets
Ozone
Ice crystals
During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
How do clouds form?
Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.
Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.
Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.
Magic!
Cirrus clouds are ___________ in the sky.
Lowest
Highest
Which shows a cirrus cloud?
Which shows a cumulus cloud?
Which shows a stratus cloud?
What can you infer about the cloud in the picture?
It will bring rainy weather.
It will bring sunny weather.
It will bring hot weather.
A cloud at ground level is called:
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Fog
Nimbus like in "cumulonimbus" and "nimbostratus" means:
Rain
Sunlight
Clear Skies
Snowstorm
What do nimbus clouds look like?
light and long
puffy and white
purple
dark and gray
The clouds can help scientists predict the weather.
True
False
Picture this:
You are on a walk with your family. Your parents are looking at the clouds and have determined that there will be a huge thunderstorm later that day.
You look at the sky and it is filled with cumulus clouds, which are puffy and white.
How do you reply to your parents remark?
Cumulus clouds, which are puffy and white, mean "fair-weather" and that means that it will probably NOT rain.
You are right, cumulus clouds mean lots of thunderstorms!
Which clouds are considered storm clouds?
cumulus
nimbus
stratus
fair-weather clouds
Cirrus clouds mean _________.
fair weather (good)
If the sky is clear, how can you describe the weather in general?
fair(good) weather
stormy weather
changing weather
not enough information
A person that studies, reports and forecast weather conditions is a
radiologist
geologist
astronomer
meteorologist
What is weather?
Weather is the state of atmosphere surrounding the earth at a
certain area.
Weather is the state of evaporation surrounding the earth at a
certain area.
Weather is the state of precipitation surrounding the earth at a
certain area.
What's the weather like?
icy
snowy
rainy
What's the weather like?
stormy
windy
cloudy
What's the weather like?
rainy
windy
cloudy
What's the weather like?
sunny
rainy
cloudy
What's the weather like?
sunny
windy
cloudy
Sky condition is a description of the appearance of the sky.
TRUE
FALSE
Humidity is a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, or in the gas.
TRUE
FALSE
Wind refers to moving air, as in breeze.
TRUE
FALSE
Heat from the sun is transferred to the earth by radiation.
TRUE
FALSE
