Weather
Observations Vs. Inferences
Sun
Water Cycle
Seasons and Wind
100
What can change about the weather during the day?
a. Precipitation
b. Temperature
c. Precipitation and Temperature
d. The Sun
c. Precipitation and Temperature
100
What inference can you make about a fuzzy spider?
a. It has 8 legs
b. It's fuzzy
c. It's a tarantula
c. It's a tarantula
100
What would the weather on Earth be like without the Sun?
a. It would be hot and windy
b. It would be cool and shady
c. It would be damp and warm
d. It would be cold and dark
d. It would be cold and dark
100
Which of these is not a step in the water cycle?
a. Puffy Clouds
b. Precipitation
c. Condensation
d. Evaporation
a. Puffy Clouds
100
Which season is the coldest?
a. Spring
b. Fall
c. Summer
d. Winter
d. Winter
200
Which is not one of the three main parts of weather?a. Temperature
b. Precipitation
c. Atmosphere
d. Wind
c. Atmosphere
200
What can you infer from this photograph?
a. I see a tomato
b. I see lettuce
c. I think the sandwich is gross
d. I see ham
c. I think the sandwich is gross
200
The temperature outside changes throughout the day. When do you think the temperature is usually the highest?
a. Middle of the night
b. Late in the evening
c. During the afternoon
d. Early in the morning
c. During the afternoon
200
Bob leaves out an open container of water. What will most likely happen to the container of water?
a. It will condense
b. It will evaporate
c. Nothing will happen to the water
b. It will evaporate
200
Summer comes before fall. Which of these statements is something that is false about summer?
a. Summer temperatures are colder than fall temperatures
b. Summer temperatures are warmer than fall temperatures
c. Summer temperatures are not the same as fall temperatures
a. Summer temperatures are colder than fall temperatures
300
Which of the following is not an example of severe weather?
a. Earthquake
b. Tornado
c. Thunderstorm
d. Hurricane
a. Earthquake
300
What can you observe in this illustration?
a. The girl is reading a book
b. I think the girl is going to fall out of the tree
c. I think the girl is going to fly the kite
d. The dog is happy
a. The girl is reading a book
300
At recess, which spot would be the hottest?
a. The field
b. The benches
c. Inside the volcano
d. Inside the classroom
a. The field
300
Bob decides to place an open glass of water on a sunny windowsill to see how much water evaporates. What should he do before he places the glass on the windowsill?
a. He should find out what the glass is made of
b. He should find out how much water is in the glass
c. He should measure the temperature of the air.
b. He should find out how much water is in the glass
300
What can you look at the see the direction of the wind?
a. Look at the direction your dog runs in
b. Look at the direction a bird flies
c. Look at the direction the weather vane is pointing
c. Look at the direction the weather vane is pointing
400
What tool is used to measure temperature?
a. Thermometer
b. Anemometer
c. Rain Gauge
d. Ruler
a. Thermometer
400
There is a thunderstorm outside. What observations can you make? Choose two answers.
a. It's cloudy
b. I can hear thunder
c. I think we will be watching a movie in PE.
d. I think we will have indoor recess
a. It's cloudy
b. I can hear thunder
400
Bob left a chocolate bar by the window in the morning. When he found it in the afternoon, the chocolate bar was melted. What caused the chocolate bar to change in temperature?
a. The heat and energy of the wind on the window
b. The heat and energy of the air conditioning on the window
c. The heat and energy of the sun on the window
c. The heat and energy of the sun on the window
400
Bob has a closed container of water. What will most likely happen to the container of water?
a. It will condense
b. It will evaporate
c. Nothing will happen to the water
c. Nothing will happen to the water
400
Which of these is a season?
a. March
b. April
c. May
d. Summer
d. Summer
500
Who is a person that studies the weather?
a. Mom
b. Me
c. Scientist
d. Meteorologist
d. Meteorologist
500
Ms. Beall has a container of candy. It has 5 packs of starbursts, 3 packs of skittles, and 2 pieces of chocolate. What is an observation you can make?
a. Ms. Beall likes candy
b. There are 10 pieces of candy in the container
c. Ms. Beall bought the candy
d. Ms. Erbs likes the chocolate the best
b. There are 10 pieces of candy in the container
500
Which of these sources produces heat?
a. A windmill
b. An iPad charger
c. The moon
d. The sun
d. The sun
500
Ms. Beall's dad has a large open fish tank. He needs to add extra water. Why does he need to add water to the fish tank?
a. There is a hole in the fish tank and it fell out
b. The fish tank is open to the room and it evaporated
c. The fish are thirsty and are drinking all the water
b. The fish tank is open to the room and it evaporated
500
Which season is the hottest?
a. Spring
b. Summer
c. Fall
d. Winter
b. Summer