Name: ________ Date: __________________ Grade 5
Weather Quiz
SC.5.E.7.3
- Read each item. Then completely
fill in the bubble of each correct answer.
1. Which are forms
of precipitation
dew and frost
frost and fog
rain and hail
rain and fog
2. This weather
instrument is used to measure humidity.
hygrometer
barometer
anemometer
thermometer
3. What could be used
for the same purpose of a rain gauge?
A straw
A plate
A jar
Some paper
4. You need to
measure wind speed. What weather tool should you use?
hygrometer
barometer
anemometer
thermometer
5. What are considered climate zones?
sunny and rainy
temperate and tropical
volcanic and desert
polar and rainy
SC.5.E.7.5 - Read each item. Then completely fill in the bubble of each
correct answer.
6. A puffy cloud is
called _______________________.
cumulus
fog
cumulonimbus
stratus
7. This type of
storm is studied so people can take proper precautions for safety.
thunderstorm
blizzard
tornado
all of the above
8. Drizzle or fine
snow comes from which type of cloud?
altostratus
stratus
cumulonimbus
cirrus
RESPOND EITHER TRUE OR FALSE. WRITE AN EXPLANATION IF FALSE.
9. Hail is a type of
thunderstorm.
10. Air is warmed the
higher the altitude.
11. Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure
to areas of low pressure.
12. When snow falls
from the clouds, the temperature has to rise on the way down for the snow to
fall to the ground.
13. Sleet is rain that freezes as it falls.
14. Families in
Florida should prepare for snow storms.
15. The water cycle
is powered from the energy of the sun.
16. List three types
of tools listed on page 165 (Not page 164) of your text that scientist use to
collect weather data.
- _____________________ 2.
______________________
3. ________________________
SHORT RESPONSE
17. Describe the
water cycle. Use the terms:
precipitation, condensation and evaporation.
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18. Circle the
temperature that shows a drop ( or that is is getting colder) If the
temperature starts at 70 degrees.
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