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Science Weather

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of changing of water vapour to water droplets is called _____

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

2.

3 states of water found on earth

a)

solid, liquid & gas

b)

oceans, lakes & streams

c)

evaporation, transpiration

d)

rain, sleet & hail

3.

The process of changing liquid water to water vapor is called_______?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

humidity

d)

condensation

4.

Condensation involves a change of state from ___ to ___

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Liquid to Gaseous

c)

Solid to Liquid

d)

Gaseous to Liquid

5.

What is precipitation?

a)

solids falling from the sky

b)

precipitation

c)

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

d)

liquids falling from the sky

6.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
7.
Precipitation MUST start from where?
a)
Sky
b)
Clouds
c)
Sun
d)
Ground
8.

What is a front?

a)

when four air masses meet

b)

when three air masses meet

c)

when two air masses meet

9.

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

a)

dew point

b)

humidty

c)

relative humidity

d)

rain

10.
Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with _________ weather. 
a)
rainy
b)
snowy
c)
fair
d)
stormy
11.
_______ are wispy, feathery clouds.
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
12.
_______ look like cotton balls. 
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
13.
What is a meteorologist?
a)
A type of cloud.
b)
A weather instrument.
c)
A scientist who studies weather.
d)

A scientist who studies land.

14.

What two weather tools would a meteorologist use to collect wind direction and wind speed data?

a)

weather vane and barometer

b)

weather vane and hygrometer

c)

anemometer and hygrometer

d)

weather vane and anemometer

15.

A device for measuring air pressure is called a _____________.

a)

wind gauge

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

rain gauge