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Weather Lessons 1 and 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tool is used to collect precipitation (rain, sleet, snow) and how much precipitation fell during the day?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

2.

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

3.

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

4.

Which tool is used to measure temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

5.

Which tool is used to determine the direction the wind is blowing?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

6.

Which tool is pictured below?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

7.

Which tool is used to take the picture below?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Wind Vane

8.

Which tool is used to take the picture below?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

9.

Which tool is used to take the picture below?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

10.

Which tool is in the picture below?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

e)

Satellite

11.

The water cycle starts with the energy from the______

a)

oceans

b)

plants

c)

sun

d)

wind

12.

Evaporation is when _________________________________________________________

a)

water freezes

b)

water changes 

from a gas to a 

liquid   

c)

water changes 

from liquid to a 

gas

d)

 plants use the 

water from the rain

13.

The water that falls from the clouds is_____

a)

evaporation

b)

  condensation 

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation 

14.

What happens when the sun heats the earth's water?

a)

it turns to a solid

b)

it turns to a gas

c)

it turns into a liquid

d)

nothing

15.

The stages of the water cycle are...

(think of the first stage)

a)

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

b)

condensation

water vapor

precipitation

c)

wind

transpiration

sun

d)

clouds

precipitation

evaporation

16.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

17.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
18.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

19.

Which type of clouds produces hail?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

20.

What type of clouds are white and feathery?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

21.

What type of clouds are smooth, gray, and blanket-like?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

22.

What type of clouds are white and fluffy?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

23.

What type of clouds indicate big storms and lots of rain?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

24.

This is a large group of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals together.

a)

A tornado

b)

A cloud

c)

A hurricane

d)

Wind

25.

Fog is made of low ____________ clouds.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus