WorksheetsScience Module 1 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of weather?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place
A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer
A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters
What is the definition of climate?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place
A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer
A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters
What is the definition of degree Fahrenheit?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place
A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer
A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters
What is the definition of hurricane?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place
A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer
A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters
What is the definition of precipitation?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place
When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters
When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail, we have _______________.
temperature
climate
precipitation
weather
Who is a scientist that becomes an expert at measuring, understanding and predicting weather conditions?
meteorologists
cosmotologists
paleontologists
biologists
The rising of the sea as a result of winds associated with a storm is a ___________________.
monsoon
big wave
tsunami
storm surge
_____________ are components or parts of weather that can be measured or described; these conditions can change hour to hour and day by day.
precipitation
weather conditions
climate
season
A wall or embarkment to protect the shore from erosion and/or to protect an area from flooding is a ___________-
seawall
storm surge
levee
weather hazard
___________ are parts of weather, like strong winds, that pose a threat to life and property.
severe weather
weather hazard
precipitation
climate
__________is any weather that poses a threat, or danger, to life and property.
weather vane
weather hazard
severe weather
weather danger
If something is stable, it is ____________________.
something ever changing
something steady or unchanging
something moving slowly
something moving quickly
What is a season?
spices used to make food taste good
something that is steady and unchanging
four different times of the year with different types of weather
weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
The four seasons are _____________.
spring
summer
fall
cold
winter
