Precipitation
Precipitation that is made of ice includes:
a) rain and hail b) snow and rain
c) hail and snow d) sleet and hail
d) sleet and hail
What do we use to measure how much rain falls?
A plant or animal may become dormant in the summer if the weather is too:
a) wet and cold b) cloudy
c) hot and dry d) windy
c) hot and dry
What do we call a snow storm where it is difficult to see in the distance due to complete whiteness?
a) Hail storm b) Hurricane
c) Blizzard d) Tornado
c) Blizzard
This is when rocks or soil are broken down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Liquid that falls from the sky when it is ABOVE freezing is called:
a) snow b) rain
c) hail d) sleet
b) rain
What do we call a tool that measures how hot or cold the air is?
A thermometer.
Arctic foxes blending into the white snow is an example of:
a) hibernation b) camouflage
c) migration d) dormancy
b) Camouflage
This is an extreme weather storm that forms a funnel-shaped cloud?
A tornado.
This is when small pieces of soil, sand, and rock are carried away by wind or water.
Erosion
Ice balls that form high in the sky during warm weather months is called:
a) rain b) sleet
c) hail d) snow
c) hail
What do we call a weather tool that shows from what direction the wind is blowing?
A wind or weather vane.
When geese fly south in the winter, it is an example of
a) camouflage b) hibernation
c) dormancy d) migration
d) migration
What is an extreme weather event that is formed over the ocean, causes high winds and results in extreme amounts of rain.
A hurricane.
A student uses a straw to blow sand around on a plate. The student wants to show how wind blows topsoil during dry weather. This is an example of:
a) weathering b) seasons
c) erosion d) camouflage
Erosion.
Frozen water crystals that stay frozen as they fall to the ground is called:
a) wind dust b) snow
c) rain d) mist
b) snow
What do we call a person who studies the weather?
a) weather doctor b) weather teacher
c) weather announcer d) meteorologist
d) Meterologist.
What does an animal do during hibernation?
a) eats and drinks as much as possible
b) digs a home for the summer
c) travels to another area
d) sleeps deeply and burns fat for energy
d) sleeps deeply and burns fat for energy
This type of extreme weather is due to lack of moisture. Without rain and/or snow, plants and animals are affected.
Drought.
How can we help prevent the erosion of soil?
a) By building ponds. b) By cutting grass.
c) By planting trees. d) By moving houses.
c) By planting trees.
Water droplets that are frozen but melt as they fall and refreeze before reaching the ground is called:
a) fog b) mist
c) sleet d) hail
c) sleet
This is a prediction of what kind of weather we will have in the coming days.
a) A forecast. b) A guess.
c) An announcement d) A weather list.
a) A forecast.
What is an example of a tree entering dormancy for the winter?
a) It loses its leaves and rests until spring.
b) Its bark becomes white and peels off.
c) It grows bright, green leaves.
d) It blooms with pink flowers.
a) It loses its leaves and rests until spring.
This extreme weather includes dark gray clouds, lightning, powerful wind, and drenching rain.
A thunderstorm.
What are two of the ways landforms change the quickest?
a) mudslides and flooding b) rain and snow
c) rain and wind d) rain and ice
a) mudslides and flooding