Weather Assessment

Name

What is weather?

• The world around us.
• The state of the atmosphere, or air around us.
• The way the wind behaves.

Weather can depend on where you live in the world.

• True
• False

Which of these are the names of clouds? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• Cumulus
• Nimbus
• Clownas
• Stratus
• Cirrus

What acronym helps someone remember the colors of a rainbow?

• NESW
• MVEMJSUP
• ROY G BIV
• KHDUDCM

How is a rainbow formed? (CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)

• Light shines through water droplets
• Rainbows fall from the sky from pots of gold
• Water droplets act as a prism to bend white light
• They are magic

What are examples of extreme weather? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Blizzards
• Floods

A scientist who studies the weather is called a...

• Zoologist
• Pediatrician
• Meteorologist
• Professor

Forecasts are predictions of what the weather will be in the future.

• True
• False

What wind tool measures the wind direction and speed?

• Barometer
• Wind Sock
• Rain Gauge
• Thermometer