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science today

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

1.

Weather

b)

2.

Climate

c)

3.

Cold front

d)

4.

Warm front

2.

Scientist track and record precipitation for Phoenix, Arizona for 32 years.

What does the information most likely provide to the scientist?

(a)  

3.

Match the following

a)

The northeast of the United States is generally cold in the winter.


1.

climate

b)

12 inches of snow fell in Montana on December 7, 2021.



2.

weather

c)

It is raining in Houston today.



3.

weather

d)

Greenland is covered in ice and snow year-round.


4.

climate

e)

Siberia experiences extremely low temperatures in the winter.


5.

climate

4.

​ (a)   is the daily conditions in the atmosphere of a local area.

Choose from the below words
weather
climate
5.

Weather is ______ changing.

a)

constantly

b)

never

c)

sometimes

6.

Climate is defined as the _______ weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

a)

average

b)

daily

c)

hourly

7.

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of _______.

a)

clouds

b)

precipitation

c)

humidity

8.

The layer of gases surrounding Earth is known as the _______.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

9.

Temperature is the measure of how _________ something is.

a)

Wet/Dry

b)

Heavy/Light

c)

Hot/Cold

d)

Light/Dark

10.

A ___________ is a prediction, or good guess, about the future weather.

a)

Climate

b)

High pressure

c)

Forecast

d)

Precipitation

11.

A scientist who studies the atmosphere and its changes is called a

a)

Anthropologist

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Biologist

d)

Chemist

12.

This is a picture of a

a)

Forecast

b)

Thermometer

c)

Climate

d)

Fahrenheit

13.

Day to day variations of the atmosphere's condition is called

a)

Weather

b)

Meteorologist

c)

Forecast

d)

Climate

14.

The U.S. measures temperature by degrees _________.

a)

Celsius°

b)

Fahrenheit