Weather quiz

1. Weather is the condition of the ______ in a certain place and time.

• air

• plants

• water

• planets

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What is climate?

• The temperature

• The weather

• The pattern of weather in a place over many years

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What is a thermometer?

• a tool used to measure liquid

• a tool used to measure weight

• a tool used to measure the temperature

Knowing what the weather is going to be like can help us...

• decide what to wear (coat, gloves, scarf)

• know if we should carry an umbrella

• know when it is the best time to plant crops in the garden

• all of the above

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A meteorologist is:

• A type of very tall cumulus cloud with a dark grey bottom that can indicate severe storms

• A scientist who studies and predicts the weather

• A scientist who studies the meteors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The four main types of precipitation are:

• snow, wind, thunder, and lightening

• rain, snow, thunder, and wind

• rain, snow, sleet, and hail

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What weather instrument measures wind direction?

• wind vane

• thermometer

• rain gauge

Clouds form when...

• I'm having a bad day

• after it rains

• after a storm

• when tiny drops of water and ice join together in the sky

What temperature does this thermometer show?

• 20

• 50

• 90

• 0

What temperature does this thermometer show?

• 70

• 30

• 90

• 0