wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

WEATHER

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What tool should be used for measuring the wind?
a)
Rain guage
b)
thermometer
c)
weather vane
2.
What is the weather like in this picture?
a)
snowy and cold
b)
sunny and hot
c)
windy and rainy
3.
Which tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
rain gauge
c)
weather vane
4.
Which tool measures precipitation?
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
rain gauge
5.
What unit of measurement is shown on a rain gauge?
a)
cups
b)
inches
c)
yards
6.
Which is true about the data on this chart?
Mon.       Tue.         Wed.       Thur.     Fri.
sunny     cloudy     rainfall     rainfall   sunny
                             2 in.         1in.
a)
It rained most on Wed.
b)
It rained most on Thur.
c)
The weather stayed the same all week.
7.
Which of these sentences is true?
a)
Rainfall and snowfall are both precipitation
b)
You can measure precipitation with a wind vane.
c)
A rain gauge measures temperature.
8.
Which part of the day is usually the coolest?
a)
afternoon
b)
noon
c)
night
9.
What does a weather pattern show?
a)
no change in weather over time
b)
a weather change that happens once
c)
a weather change that happens over and over
10.
In which step of the water cycle does water fall back to Earth?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
11.
Every winter it snows in a certain place.  Every spring the snow melts and the temperature rises.  
What is this an example of?
a)
a weather effect
b)
a weather pattern
c)
a year
12.
What would happen to the water if in an open glass if you left it outside on a sunny day?
a)
It would freeze
b)
Some of it would evaporate.
c)
It would stay the same
13.
Which tool would be most useful for measuring evaporation?
a)
a handlens
b)
a balance scale
c)
a ruler
14.
How could you find out how much water evaporates from a bowl during an experiment?
a)
Measure the water before and after it evaporates,
b)
Measure the water after it evaporates.
c)
Measure the water before it evaporates.
15.
What might cause animals to migrate to a new place?
a)
There is not enough rain where they live.
b)
It is too cold where they live.
c)
There are too many mountains where they live.
16.
In which season do some trees go through dormancy?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
17.
What causes some animals to hibernate?
a)
colder temperatures
b)
more rain
c)
warmer temperatures
18.
The chart shows average temperatures for a town for 4 months of the year.
Feb.    May    Sept.    Dec.
35*      65*     70*       37*
Which is TRUE?
a)
May has the warmest temperature.
b)
September has the warmest temperature.
c)
December has the coldest temperature.
19.
Which type of cloud would you most likely see on a bright sunny day?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
20.
What part of the water cycle causes clouds to form?
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
21.
Some animals move from place to place as the seasons change.  What is this called?
a)
hibernating
b)
migrating
c)
nesting
22.
Water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again through what process?
a)
precipitation
b)
the wind cycle
c)
the water cycle
23.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Warm Front

b)

High Air Pressure

c)

Cold Front

d)

High Temperatures

24.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Low Clouds

b)

Low Temperatures

c)

Light Wind

d)

Low Air Pressure

25.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

High Pressure

b)

Warm Front

c)

Cold Front

d)

Mountains

26.

Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?

a)

Denver

b)

New York

c)

Miami

d)

Boise

27.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
28.
Which city has the highest the highest temperature?
a)
Dallas
b)
Chicago
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Miami
29.
Which city has partly cloudy skies?
a)
Boise
b)
New York
c)
Atlanta 
d)
Dallas
30.
Which city is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
New York
b)
Miami
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Boise
31.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
32.

This weather tool measures wind speed

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

psychrometer

33.
Wind direction is measured by 
a)
wind (weather) vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
Rain gauge
34.
The amount of precipitation in an area is measured and collected by which weather tool?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Rain Gauge
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Barometer
35.
This weather tool will help measure temperature degrees in Fahrenheit and Celsius  
a)
Anemometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Weather Vane
d)
Barometer
36.
These clouds are puffy white clouds with flat bottoms.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
37.

Stratus clouds look like

a)

thin, wispy featherlike, high in the sky

b)

puffy and white

c)

wispy, close to the ground, foggy, and bring rain and snow flakes

38.

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, high in the sky, and made of ice crystals

a)

cumulus cloud

b)

stratus cloud

c)

cirrus cloud

d)

cumulonimbus cloud

39.

Which of the following best describes weather?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

40.

Which of the following best describes climate?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

41.

The following statement is an example of __________.


The high temperature today will be near 75 C.

a)

weather

b)

climate

42.

The following statement is an example of __________.


The average winter temperature is 45 C.

a)

weather

b)

climate

43.

The following statement is an example of __________.


Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

a)

weather

b)

climate

44.

The following statement is an example of __________.


It rained 2 inches in Seattle, Washington on November 5th.

a)

weather

b)

climate

45.

It is sunny when the sun shines brightly in the sky

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

It is cloudy when the sun is blocked by the cloud

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

We can feel wind blowing when it is windy. We do not feel any wind on a calm day

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

When the clouds beacome thick, dark and grey, they falls as rain. Rainy days are wet

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

There is thunder and lighting when the weather is stormy

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

It is very cold when the weather is snowy

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

a)

Normal

b)

Cool

c)

Hot

d)

Cold

52.

a)

Normal

b)

Cool

c)

Hot

d)

Cold

53.
a)

Cloudy

b)

Snowy

c)

Sunny

d)

Rainy

54.

a)

Stormy

b)

Snowy

c)

Sunny

d)

Rainy

55.

a)

Stormy

b)

Snowy

c)

Sunny

d)

Rainy

56.

a)

Stormy

b)

Snowy

c)

Sunny

d)

Rainy

57.
a)

Stormy

b)

Snowy

c)

Windy

d)

Rainy

58.

a)

Stormy

b)

Snowy

c)

Cloudy

d)

Rainy

59.

a)

Snowstorm

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tornado

d)

Hurricane

60.

a)

Snowstorm

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tornado

d)

Hurricane

61.

a)

Snowstorm

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tornado

d)

Hurricane

62.

a)

Snowstorm

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tornado

d)

Hurricane

63.

What would you do or wear on rainy

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

What would you do or wear on snowy

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

a)
b)
c)
d)