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Weather Quiz

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time?

a)

climate

b)

temperature

c)

humidity

d)

weather

2.

What is the instrument used to measure temperature?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

hydrometer

d)

barometer

3.

What is the unit of measurement for temperature?

a)

degrees Fahrenheit (°F)

b)

meters (m)

c)

pounds (lb)

d)

degrees Celsius (°C) or Kelvin (K)

4.

What is the term for the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period of time?

a)

temperature

b)

weather

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

5.

What is the term for the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

6.

What is the term for the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor?

a)

sublimation

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

7.

What is the term for the amount of water vapor present in the air?

a)

moisture

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

humidity

8.

What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?

a)

breeze

b)

gust

c)

wind

d)

draft

9.

What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout?

a)

climate pattern

b)

weather system

c)

atmospheric layer

d)

air mass

10.

What is the term for a violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?

a)

tornado

b)

cyclone

c)

typhoon

d)

hurricane

11.

What is the term for a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, often caused by movement of the Earth's tectonic plates?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

earthquake

d)

hurricane

12.

What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern caused by the rotation of the Earth and the unequal heating of its surface?

a)

global circulation

b)

ocean currents

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

13.

What is the term for a sudden and brief heavy rainfall with thunder and lightning?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

rain shower

c)

downpour

d)

hailstorm

14.

What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics that forms over the ocean?

a)

oceanic mass

b)

atmospheric mass

c)

weather system

d)

air mass

15.

What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different temperature and humidity characteristics?

a)

zone

b)

front

c)

division

d)

separation

16.

What is your favorite candy

4 lines
17.

Candy

(a)  

18.

What type of Galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Nebula

d)

Lenticular

19.

Candy

a)

Butterfinger

b)

Crunch

c)

Mars

d)

Snickers

20.

Candy

a)

Warheads

b)

Sugar Daddy

c)

Toxic waste

d)

Snaps

21.

Candy

a)

Mars

b)

Snickers

c)

Milky Way

d)

Skittles

22.

What is this

a)

Crybaby

b)

Warheads

c)

Toxic Waste

d)

Barnett sour gum

23.

What is the name of our Galaxy?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Magellanic Cloud

d)

Horseshoe Nebula

24.
Mars has two moons; what are their names?
a)
Phobos and Deisha
b)
Deisha and Seimos
c)
Seimos and Deimos
d)
Phobos and Deimos
25.

Candy

a)

Nutrageous

b)

Mars

c)

Butterfinger

d)

Snickers

26.
Names of Mars rovers that have collected data in the past and one planned for the future include;
a)
Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity
b)
Espirit, Chance, Curiosity
c)
Spirit, Chance, Olympus
d)
Olympus, Marineris, Spirit
27.

Candy

a)

Skittles

b)

Hershey

c)

Mars

d)

Snaps

28.
Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?
a)
high abundance of iron oxides
b)
red daytime sky
c)
light bent towards the red spectrum
d)
none of these answer choices
29.

Candy

a)

M&M's

b)

Skittles

c)

Crybaby

d)

Warheads

30.
Olympus Mons stands how many times greater than Mount Everest?
a)
3 times
b)
5 times
c)
17 times
d)
24 times
31.

Candy

a)

Twix

b)

Snickers

c)

Mars

d)

Crunch

e)

Milky Way

32.

About how long does it take a signal to get from Earth to Mars?

a)

1 minute

b)

7 minutes

c)

1 hour

d)

26 minutes

33.
The fourth planet is
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
34.

Consider scientist 1's and scientist 2's assertions aout the source of the liquid that formed the channels in the Chryse Planitia. According to scientist 1, was the source on the surface or below the surface, and according to scientist 2, was the source on the surface or below the surface?

a)

1 on the surface, 2 on the surface

b)

1 on the surface, 2 below the surface

c)

1 below the surface, 2 on the surface

d)

1 below the surface, 2 below the surface

35.

This space object can be either terrestrial or gaseous, they may have rings and some unique surface characteristics, they revolve around the sun and rotate on their axis. What space object am I?

a)

Moons

b)

Planets

c)

Comets

d)

Asteroid

36.
What phase is this?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
waning cresent
d)
third Quarter
37.
What is she holding?
a)
Arrow
b)
sword 
c)
knife
d)
wand
38.
What is Artemis the God of?
a)
Nike
b)
The Moon
c)
Luna
d)
Hades
39.

The moon rotates and revolves in about the same amount of time.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Large, flat land areas, or plains, on the moon are called ______.

a)

rills

b)

valleys

c)

craters

d)

maria

41.

Maria, mountains, rills, and craters are all features of the ______.

a)

moon

b)

earth

c)

sun

d)

stars

42.

An object that travels around another object in space is called a(n) _____.

a)

meteor

b)

satellite

c)

space station

d)

comet

43.
In chapter four, what was the blue and white ball that glowed far away?
a)
The Earth
b)
The Sun
c)
The Moon Base
44.

We always see the same side of the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
In chapter six, what fell to the moon and trapped Jack and Annie?
a)
A spaceship
b)
A meteorite
c)
An Astronaut
46.
What is the symbol?
a)
The angel, the human
b)
The bear, the dog
c)
The moon, the deer
d)
The lizard, the chimpanzie
47.
In chapter ten, how did Morgan le Fay get to Camelot?
a)
By a spaceship
b)
In the Magic Tree House
c)
With her own magic powers
48.
How long is the moon from Earth?
a)
250,000
b)
290,000
c)
254,000
d)
295,400
49.

A complete turn on the moon's axis is called its ______

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

50.

How often do the Moon's phases repeat themselves?

a)

every four weeks

b)

every twenty nine days

c)

every twenty seven days

d)

every thirty one days

51.

The path the moon takes around the earth is called its _____

a)

maria

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

52.

How long does it take the moon to go through all its phases?

a)

29.5 days

b)

30 days

c)

7 days

d)

24.5 days

53.

Something that is a sliver is NOT

a)

crooked

b)

gold

c)

slender

d)

thick

54.
In chapter nine, who is Peanut?
a)
Morgan le Fay
b)
Merlin
c)
An astronaut
55.

What does the word astronomers mean?

a)

people who design rockets

b)

scientists who study artifacts

c)

people who study planets, stars, and the sky

d)

a scientist who studies the way people lived long ago

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