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Weather Review-Part 1

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Phoenix, Arizona has extremely hot summers.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

2.

Today is much colder than yesterday!

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

3.

We got 3 inches of rain yesterday.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

4.

Antarctica always has frigid(very cold) temperatures.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

5.

Over the past 30 years, May has been the rainiest month.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

6.

The meteorlogist said that it will be hot and sunny this weekend.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

7.

It is overcast and dark today in Boston.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

8.

Chicago received more snow this decade(ten years) than in past decades(ten years).

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

9.

What is weather?

a)

Can change within a few minutes or hours!

b)

Takes a very long time to change!

10.

What is climate?

a)

Can change within a few minutes or hours!

b)

Takes a very long time to change!

11.

 

Precipitation is water that falls to Earth. Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are four types of precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are below freezing?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

sleet

d)

snow

12.

 

Which claim BEST explains why some balls of hail have layers?

a)

Water that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers.

b)

Cracks form layers in the ball of hail when the hail hits the ground.

c)

Raindrops freeze from the inside out, forming one layer of ice at a time.

d)

Each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added.

13.

Which of these best shows the correct sequence that forms sleet?

a)

rain falls --> freezes --> melts

b)

snow falls --> melts --> freezes again

c)

snow falls --> melts --> stays melted

d)

rain falls --> freezes --> gets blow backup --> melts --> falls again --> refreezes --> repeats multiple times

14.

Which of these best shows the correct sequence that forms hail?

a)

rain falls --> freezes --> melts

b)

snow falls --> melts --> freezes again

c)

snow falls --> melts --> stays melted

d)

rain falls --> freezes --> gets blow backup --> melts --> falls again --> refreezes --> repeats multiple times

15.
Which form of precipitation consists of raindrops that freeze into solid particles of ice as they fall through the air?
a)
sleet
b)
freezing rain
c)
hail
d)
snow
16.
a person who studies the weather and weather patterns is known as what?
a)
a meteorologist
b)
a geologist
c)
a botanist
d)
an astronomer
17.

Which type of precipitation freezes in the clouds?

a)

freezing rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

18.
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
19.
What is the name of this weather tool?
a)
Thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
wind vane
20.
These weather tool is a ___________.
a)
barometer
b)
wind vane
c)
thermometer
d)
anemometer
21.
This weather tool is used to measure ___________.
a)
homework
b)
air
c)
snow
d)
rain
22.
This weather tool is used to meaure ________.
a)
your temperature when you are sick.
b)
the wind direction.
The temperature outside.
c)
the temperature outside.
d)
time to go to recess.
23.
This tool is used by meterologist to  ___________.
a)
find north, south, west, and east.
b)
show where the rain is coming from.
c)
the direction of the wind.
d)
help them with driving directions.
24.
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
a)
hammer, screwdriver, and a drill
b)
anemometer, rain gauge, and anemometer
c)
thermometer, snow gauge, and wind vane
d)
wind vane, thermometer, and barometer
25.
How is a wind vane useful for farmers?
a)
It tells us were McDonalds is.
b)
It show you the direction of the wind.
c)
The direction the rain is coming from.
d)
Where to go.
26.
What is the purpose of a barometer?
a)
Tells you that it is going to rain.
b)
Measures the amount of wind.
c)
Measusres the amount of clouds in the sky.
d)
It measure the amount of pressure in the air.
27.
What does the rain gauge measusre?
a)
used by the Greeks
b)
dirt
c)
rain
d)
It is a big cup and it helps to catch rain.
28.
Which weather tool measures wind?
a)
anemometer
b)
therometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
29.
Which weather tool measure the wind direction?
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
therometer
d)
barometer
30.
Why is the anemometer useful?
a)
When the anemometer is going fast, it means it is raining a lot.
b)
When the anemometer is going fast, that means you are hungry.
c)
When the anemometer is going fast, it means a storm is coming.
d)
When the anemometer is going fast, it means it is raining.
31.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
32.
A weather prediction is a 
a)
fortune
b)
guess
c)
forecast
d)
opinion
33.
Which tool is this?
a)
Weather Balloon
b)
Weather Station
c)
Doppler Radar
d)
Weather Satellite
34.
Which tool uses weather symbols to show weather data?
a)
Weather Map
b)
Weather Station
c)
Doppler Radar
d)
Weather Satellite
35.

Which weather instrument measures humidity?

a)

anemometer

b)

wind vane

c)

hygrometer

d)

barometer

36.

Lily does not want her hair to frizz out. She needs to check the humidity with a

__________________.

a)

barometer

b)

wind vane

c)

anemometer

d)

hygrometer

37.

Sally wants to fly her kite. She should check wind speed and wind direction using ___________________ and ________________.

a)

hygrometer and barometer

b)

anemometer and wind vane

c)

thermometer and sling psychrometer

d)

rain gauge and anemometer