Weather Vocabulary
A scientist who studies the weather.
a) geologist
b) meteorologist
c) chemist
What is
b) meteorologist
What is a thermometer used for?
a) to tell how fast the wind is blowing
b) to tell the temperature
c) to measure how much rain has fallen
What is
b) to tell the temperature
Objects in the sky that make their own light and can be seen at night.
a) stars
b) planets
c) moon
What is
a) stars
What object in the sky orbits Earth?
What is
the moon
Name one reason why it is important to know the weather each day.
What is
so that you know what to wear or how to keep safe from bad weather like hurricanes, floods, or a tornado
Several months of the year with the same temperature outside.
a) temperature
b) weather
c) seasons
What is
c) seasons
What is a rain gauge used for?
a) to tell when it is raining
b) to tell you if you should use an umbrella or raincoat
c) to measure how much rain has fallen
What is
c) to measure how much rain has fallen
a) sun
b) Earth
c) moon
What is
c) moon
Between these three objects in the sky, which does not move?
a) sun
b) moon
c) Earth
What is
a) sun
What temperature would describe hot weather?
a) 36 degrees Fahrenheit
b) 60 degrees Fahrenheit
c) 92 degrees Fahrenheit
What is
c) 92 degrees Fahrenheit
The condition of the air or environment outside, such as rainy or cloudy.
a) precipitation
b) temperature
c) weather
What is
c)weather
What is a wind vane used for?
a) to tell you how fast the wind is blowing
b) to tell you the direction the wind is blowing
c) to tell you if a hurricane or flood is coming
What is
b) to tell you the direction the wind is blowing
To move around in a repeated path around something in space
a) appearance
b) Earth
c) orbit
What is
c) orbit
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
a) 12 days
b) 28 days
c) 2 months
What is
b) 28 days
Write a temperature that would be an example of a cold day.
What is
any number in the 60's and below
Rain, hail, sleet ,and snow are specific examples of
a) precipitation
b) temperature
c) weather
What is
a) precipitation
What is a wind sock used for?
a) to tell you how fast the wind is blowing
b) to tell you the direction the wind is blowing
c) to tell you if a hurricane or flood is coming
What is
a) to tell you how fast the wind is blowing
The changes of how the moon looks each day is called
a) craters
b) phases
c) orbit stages
What is
b) phases
What are the holes called that are on the surface of the moon?
What are
craters
Name 4 types of precipitation.
What is rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
a) super computer
b) wind vane
c) weather balloon
What is
c) weather balloon
What causes day and night?
a) when the moon orbits the Earth it causes day and night
b) as the Earth turns, one side faces the sun and gives us day, while the other side it is night
c) when the weather changes, it sometimes gets dark and that's how we get night until the sun comes back out
What is
b) as the Earth turns, one side faces the sun and gives us day, while the other side it is night
Which one does NOT belong in the group?
a) rain b) hot c) snow d) sleet
What is
b) hot