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4th Grade Weather and Water Cycle Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Wind Vane

2.

Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Wind Vane

3.

Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Wind Vane

4.

Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Wind Vane

5.

What does an anemometer measure?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

wind direction

d)

wind speed

6.

What does a hygrometer measure?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

wind direction

d)

wind speed

7.

What does a wind vane determine?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

wind direction

d)

wind speed

8.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

wind direction

d)

wind speed

9.

How does an anemometer spin when the wind is strong?

a)

fast

b)

slow

10.

What is the barometer reading during a wet, stormy weather?

a)

high

b)

low

11.

What is the hygrometer reading if the air is cool and dry?

a)

high

b)

low

12.

If the wind is blowing from the north, in which direction will the arrow of the wind vane point?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

13.

What air pressure system is described below:

Warm moist air

Rising (upward)

Converging (Inward)

Cloudy, rainy, and stormy

a)

High air pressure

b)

Low air pressure

14.

What air pressure system is described below:

Cold dry air

Sinking (downward)

Diverging (outward)

Calm, clear, and sunny

a)

High air pressure

b)

Low air pressure

15.
Ryan is working on his Science Fair project. He plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks. What instrument should he use?
a)
Rain gauge
b)
Wind Vane
c)
Barometer
d)
Thermometer 
16.

What is weather?

a)

Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.

b)

Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere over a long period of time.

c)

Weather is the process of transpiration.

d)

Weather is the process evaporation.

17.

A meteorologist is ________.

a)

a scientist who studies and predicts the weather

b)

a prefix or suffix that can be added to a cloud type to indicate precipitation is falling

c)

a type of very tall cumulus cloud with a dark grey bottom that can indicate severe storms

d)

the study of weather

18.

What is temperature?

a)

A measurement of how much heat is present.

b)

How cold something is.

c)

The tool that is used to measure heat.

d)

A type of food.

19.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Warm Front

b)

High Air Pressure

c)

Cold Front

d)

High Temperatures

20.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Low Clouds

b)

Low Temperatures

c)

Light Wind

d)

Low Air Pressure

21.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

High Pressure

b)

Warm Front

c)

Cold Front

d)

Mountains

22.
This weather tool will help measure temperature degrees in Fahrenheit and Celsius  
a)
Anemometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Weather Vane
d)
Barometer
23.
Which city is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
New York
b)
Miami
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Boise
24.
Which city has partly cloudy skies?
a)
Boise
b)
New York
c)
Atlanta 
d)
Dallas
25.
Which city has the highest the highest temperature?
a)
Dallas
b)
Chicago
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Miami
26.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
27.

Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?

a)

Denver

b)

New York

c)

Miami

d)

Boise

28.

The movement of water through earth's systems and is powered by the sun...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

29.

When water becomes a vapor

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

30.

When vapor becomes water

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

31.

The amount of water vapor in the air

a)

precipitation

b)

humidity

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

32.

Any water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

a)

precipitation

b)

humidity

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

33.

Which of the following are types of precipitation

a)

rain

b)

sleet

c)

snow

d)

hail

34.

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

a)

how long it has been in a place

b)

if it is being used for anything

c)

what temperature it is

d)

what cup it is in

35.

In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of ____?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

36.

A cook heats water on the stove until it reaches the temperature at which it boils. The water changes from _______.

a)

a liquid into a gas

b)

a gas into a liquid

c)

a liquid into a solid

d)

a solid into a liquid

37.

Water is found in three forms, or states. What are the 3 states of water?

a)

solid, liquid, and gas

b)

rain, snow, and sleet

c)

lakes, oceans, and streams

d)

collection, evaporation, and condensation

38.

In the condensation stage of the water cycle, tiny drops of water combine together to form ______.

a)

clouds

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

rain

39.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter A?

a)

condensation

b)

collection

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

40.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter B?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

collection

41.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter C?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

42.

What do you call a body of water in the water cycle?

a)

precipitation

b)

run off

c)

collection

d)

water vapor

43.

What do we call the gas form of water as it changes from liquid to gas during evaporation?

a)

water cycle

b)

ice

c)

water vapor

d)

infilitration

44.

This is when water is absorbed into the ground.

a)

Condensation

b)

Infiltration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

45.

The plant version of evaporation is

a)

Condensation

b)

Collection

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

46.

This is when water flows downhill.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

47.

_____ drives the water cycle.

a)

Grass

b)

The Sun

c)

Lakes

d)

Clouds

48.

In what phase of the water cycle do clouds form?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Collection

d)

Transpiration

49.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
50.

When changing from a liquid to a gas, the water molecules are ____________________________.

a)

freezing and moving away from each other.

b)

evaporating and moving away from each other

c)

condensing and moving closer to each other

d)

evaporating and moving closer to each other

51.

This provides the power to keep the water cycle running.

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The wind

d)

living things

52.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
53.

The greatest amount of water found on earth is fresh water.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

Where did the water droplets on this cold glass come from?

a)

dishwasher

b)

water inside the glass

c)

refrigerator

d)

water vapour in the air

55.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
56.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
57.
How old is most of the water we drink today?
a)
thousands of years
b)
millions of years
c)
a few months
d)
a few weeks
58.
What do you call water vapor that has condensed onto grass?
a)
rain
b)
fog
c)
sap
d)
dew
59.

Check all the boxes that are true.

a)

Over 70% of Earth is covered in water

b)

All living things need water to survive

c)

Most of the water on Earth is freshwater/drinkable

d)

We are drinking the same water that the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago

60.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z