WorksheetsWeather and Climate
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
What does a thermometer measure?
wind speed
temperature
amount of precipitation
air pressure
Which tool is used to measure precipitation?
thermometer
compass
wind vane
rain gauge
Which instrument measures how fast winds are moving?
anemometer
weather satellite
wind vane
weather balloon
What is a meteorologist?
A type of cloud.
A weather instrument.
A person who likes weather.
A scientist who studies weather.
The graph shows the rainfall in Florida. Which season gets the most rain?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Average weather conditions for a region year after year.
a. Climate
b. Weather
c. Pattern
d. Prediction
How do you determine the climate of a new place?
Record weather conditions over years to look for patterns
Walk outside to see what the climate is like
Record weather conditions for a week to look for patterns
Make a random prediction about the climate.
The table shows how much snow falls in Central Park each year. Which two months have more than 150 millimeters of snow?
January and February
September and October
March and April
November and December
Times of year when certain kinds of weather are common temperature.
weather
precipitation
seasons
climate
Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
evidence
pattern
argument
graph
What temperature is shown on this thermometer?
40º F
50º F
44º F
42º F
What is temperature?
How hot or cold something is
Thermometer
That feeling when you get sick
How close the Earth is to the sun
Which is not a form of precipitation?
Hail
Snow
Rain
Lava
Based on the forecast you should wear...
Scarf
Rain boots
Jacket
Sunglasses
How can you describe the Polar climate region?
Sunny all year
Hot in the summer, Cold in the Winter
Cold all year
Hot in the winter, Cold in the summer
True or False:
Humidity is how much water is in the atmosphere.
True
False
True or False:
Earth is tilted on an axis
True
False
True or False:
We have winter when the Earth's hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
True
False
The climate zone that is hot almost all the time is ______
tropical
polar
temperate
Which climate zone is yellow?
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
The climate zone that is on the equator.
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
information that supports an answer to a question, proof
meteorologist
evidence
measure
climate
Which statements are descriptions of weather conditions?
Select the two best answers.
The sun sets at 7:29 pm today.
It is mostly cloudy with thunderstorms.
The wind is blowing 10mph to the SouthWest.
It is hurricane season.
It is August and is usually very warm
Deserts are an environment with a high humidity.
True
False
Which measures precipitation?
What information does a wind vane tell you?
The speed of wind.
The direction of wind.
The temperature of wind.
How cloudy it is outside.
The climate and the weather of a region impact the kind of houses people live in and the clothes that they wear. True or False ?
True
False
The coldest climate zone is the ________.
Polar Zone
Tropical Zone
Temperate Zone
Measures wind direction
Thermometer
Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Weather Vane
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 °F. What two instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
anemometer and thermometer
barometer and anemometer
thermometer and hydrometer
thermometer and barometer
You and your best friend want to fly a kite. Before going outside, you check this tool to see if the weather is good for kites.
thermometer
barometer
rain gauge
anemometer
Your local meteorologist announces that the humidity today is at 95%. What does this mean?
The air pressure is very low
There is a high chance of getting snow
There is a great deal of moisture in the air
The air is very dry
This thermometer shows a temperature of 50 degrees Farenheit
True
False
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
Rotation
Revolution
Axial Tilt
Orbit
Because the Earth revolves around the Sun, we experience ____________?
Rotation
Seasons
Axial Tilt
Gravity
