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Weather and Natural Resources

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the temperature tell us?

a)

What to wear

b)

How hot or cold it is

c)

If your teacher will have a temper

d)

When the sun will come out

2.

What is a meterologist?

a)

A person who studies weather

b)

A person who studies meteor showers

c)

A person who wants to study the atmosphere

3.

Based on this weather forecast, what do you predict the weather will be like on Thursday the 12th?

a)

Cloudy with a chance of rain

b)

Sunny with no rain

c)

Windy with a chance of snow

d)

Snowy all day long

4.

What weather tool was used to collect this data?

a)

Timing Device

b)

Thermometer

c)

Rain Gauge

d)

Wind Vane

5.

Which day should students bring an umbrella to school?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Thursday

d)

Friday

6.

This Science Tool measures

a)

Air Pressure

b)

Air Temperature

c)

Wind Direction

d)

Amount of Rainfall

7.

Which one of these weather instruments does NOT deal with wind?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of precipitation? 

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

wind

9.

During an investigation, students recorded the temperatures of objects in the shade and in sunlight.  Which of the following statements are true about their investigation?

a)

Temperatures of the objects were the same in the shade and sunlight. 

b)

Objects in the shade were warmer than in the sunlight. 

c)

Objects in the sunlight were cooler than in the shade. 

d)

Temperatures in the sunlight were warmer than in the shade 

10.

What is weather?

a)

Long term patterns over an area that changes slowly

b)

day to day changes of temperature, precipitation, and air pressure.

c)

Month to month changes of atmospheric conditions

d)

Long term patterns over an area that changes quickly.

11.

All of these resources produce energy except:

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

plastic

12.

How can students conserve water?

a)

Drink soda instead

b)

drink 4 gallons of water a day

c)

Water the school garden twice a day

d)

Close faucets when done

13.

Metals can be used to create the following except

a)

create buildings

b)

jewelry

c)

plastic

14.

_____ used to pave roads and make buildings

a)

plants

b)

oil

c)

Animals

d)

Rocks

15.

How can we reuse something?

a)

we can throw it away

b)

refill a plastic water bottle several times

c)

cut down plants

16.
The three R's stand for:
a)
Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
b)
Red, Reduce, Rainbows
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
17.
The Smith family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it's full. Which explains why they do this?
a)
to conserve water
b)
to recycle dish soap
c)
to save money
d)
to reduce sewage
18.

Resources that are found in the environment and are not made by humans are _________

a)

Materials

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Natural Resources

d)

Products

19.

Pencils, paper, furniture and your science journal are all man made resources that come from which natural resource?

a)

Sand

b)

Oil

c)

Wood

d)

Soil

20.

Which statement correctly explains why natural resources are so important? 

a)

Natural resources do not meet the needs of people

b)

Animals and plants are not natural resources that can make products

c)

People use natural resources for food and making useful products

d)

Wind and water cannot be used to make electricity

21.

Manmade or Natural Resource? THE SUN

a)

Manmade

b)

Natural Resource

22.

Manmade or Natural Resource? A COW

a)

Manmade

b)

Natural Resource

23.

Manmade or Natural Resource? SCIENCE JOURNAL

a)

Manmade

b)

Natural Resource

24.

Manmade or Natural Resource? AN APPLE

a)

Manmade

b)

Natural Resource

25.

Ms. Virani wants to go to the beach and has been checking the weather. Which describes the BEST weather for a day at the beach?

a)

freezing temperatures and a chance of snow

b)

a dark, cloudy day with lots of rainfall

c)

a sunny day with clear skies

d)

a hot day with a high chance of rain