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Weather Observations - Quantitative vs. Qualitative

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Quantitative observations have ​ (a)   ​ , but qualitative observations have ​ (b)   .


Choose from the below words
numbers
adjectives
2.

When most people talk about the weather, they use ​ (a)   .

When scientists talk about the weather, they use (b)   .

Choose from the below words
adjectives
numbers
3.

Scientists make ​ (a)   observations, which use numbers.

Most people make ​ (b)   observations, which use adjectives.

Choose from the below words
quantitative
qualitative
4.

The most important reason scientists use Quantitative observations is ___.

a)

It helps them make predictions.

b)

It makes them sound smarter.

c)

The government says they have to.

5.

Which observation is Quantitative?

a)

The wind blew quickly across my face.

b)

The wind blew at 15 km/hr.

6.

Which observation is Qualitative?

a)

5 inches of rain fell today.

b)

The rain was wet and cold.

7.

Which observation is Quantitative?

a)

There are 10 clouds in the sky.

b)

The sky is dark and cloudy.

8.

"The room is 28 degrees Celsius." 

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

9.

"The room feels hot!"

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

10.

Classify these observations into the right category.

Categorize the following

Today is windy.

The wind is 25 mph.

It feels so hot today.

The temperature is 19 degrees Celsius.

Uses adjectives

Uses numbers

The air feels very dry today.

The humidity is 7%.

Qualitative
Quantitative