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Science Module 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of weather?

a)

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

b)

The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place

c)

A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer

d)

A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters

2.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

b)

The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place

c)

A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer

d)

A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters

3.

What is the definition of degree Fahrenheit?

a)

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

b)

The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place

c)

A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer

d)

A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters

4.

What is the definition of hurricane?

a)

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

b)

The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place

c)

A unit used to measure temperature on a thermometer

d)

A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters

5.

What is the definition of precipitation?

a)

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

b)

The day to day outside conditions at a certain time and place

c)

When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

A large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters

6.

When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail, we have _______________.

a)

temperature

b)

climate

c)

precipitation

d)

weather

7.

Who is a scientist that becomes an expert at measuring, understanding and predicting weather conditions?

a)

meteorologists

b)

cosmotologists

c)

paleontologists

d)

biologists

8.

The rising of the sea as a result of winds associated with a storm is a ___________________.

a)

monsoon

b)

big wave

c)

tsunami

d)

storm surge

9.

_____________ are components or parts of weather that can be measured or described; these conditions can change hour to hour and day by day.

a)

precipitation

b)

weather conditions

c)

climate

d)

season

10.

A wall or embarkment to protect the shore from erosion and/or to protect an area from flooding is a ___________-

a)

seawall

b)

storm surge

c)

levee

d)

weather hazard

11.

___________ are parts of weather, like strong winds, that pose a threat to life and property.

a)

severe weather

b)

weather hazard

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

12.

__________is any weather that poses a threat, or danger, to life and property.

a)

weather vane

b)

weather hazard

c)

severe weather

d)

weather danger

13.

If something is stable, it is ____________________.

a)

something ever changing

b)

something steady or unchanging

c)

something moving slowly

d)

something moving quickly

14.

What is a season?

a)

spices used to make food taste good

b)

something that is steady and unchanging

c)

four different times of the year with different types of weather

d)

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

15.

The four seasons are _____________.

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

cold

e)

winter