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Weather
Wet
Stormy
Shaky
Earth
100

What the air is like at a certain time and place

What is the ATMOSPHERE?

100

Which of these is most likely to be used to prevent flooding damage to homes?

A. ditches to catch the water

B. digging pits to catch the water

C. sandbags stack up to block the water

D. a hose to suck up the water

What is C. SANDBAGS?

100

A tropical storm that has mostly calm weather in the center, known as an "eye".

A. tornado

B. earthquake

C. hurricane

What is C. HURRICANE?

100

Which of these would be the more helpful in an earthquake? Explain your answer.

A. houses built on stilts

B. bridges built to bend without breaking

What is B. BRIDGES THAT CAN BEND WITHOUT BREAKING?

These bridges can be shaken during an earthquake, and instead of breaking, they are flexible and bend instead.

100

An imaginary line the Earth spins around.

What is the Earth's AXIS?

200

The higher up you go in the atmosphere, the ________ the temperature gets.

A. hotter

B. colder

C. wetter

D. windier

What is B. COLDER?

200

Which type of storm has lots of snow, cold temperatures, and strong winds?

A. blizzard

B. hurricane

C. earthquake

D. tornado

What is A. BLIZZARD?

200

Which storm is also known as a cyclone?


What is a HURRICANE?

200

How does the Earth's tilt affect the change of seasons?

The part of the Earth tilting toward the Sun experiences warmer seasons, while the other side (tilted away from the Sun) experiences colder seasons.

300

A pattern of weather that happens year after year.

A. atmosphere

B. rain

C. climate

D. tropics

What is C. CLIMATE?


300
Which of these is NOT a type of precipitation that would fall on a very cold day?


A. hail

B. snow

C. rain

D. sleet

What is C. RAIN?

(Hail, snow, and sleet are all FROZEN types of precipitation!)

400

What is used to measure wind direction?

A. a weather vane

B. a thermometer

C. we look at the direction our hair is blowing

D. a rain gauge

What is A. A WEATHER VANE?

400

Name 2 ways you can conserve water.

  • turn off the water for brushing your teeth

  • collect rainwater for watering plants

  • set a daily timer for your sprinkler system

500

What do we use to measure precipitation?

A. a weather vane

B. a thermometer

C. an umbrella

D. a rain gauge

What is D. A RAIN GAUGE?