Name: ____________________________________________

Weather Test
1. Using the letters from the picture, match the stages of the water cycle. ! ! ! ! ! !

1. Evaporation 2. Condensation 3. Precipitation 4. Accumulation

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Directions: Read the sentence. Decide which answer fits best. 5. _____________________ is a type of severe weather, which begins over the ocean and has very strong winds and heavy rain. a. A blizzard c. A hurricane b. A tornado d. A thunderstorm

6. During a _________________, the soil will dry out and plants may die. a. tornado c. hurricane b. drought d. thunderstorm

7. A ____________________ measures how hot or cold the air is. a. magnet c. wind vane b. thermometer d. rain gauge

8. ____________________ is the movement of rock pieces and soil from one place to another. a. weathering c. flood b. erosion d. drought

9. Which of the following is not a behavior of animals due to weather? a. hibernation c. dormancy b. migration d. camouflage

Directions: Fill in the table by writing the type of precipitation next to the correct description. snow 10. White ice crystals that form when water vapor freezes in the air. 11. Water that falls in drops. sleet rain hail

12. Small balls or pieces of ice.

13. Frozen rain drops.

Directions: Read each question. Choose the best answer. 14. What would cause a snowman to melt outside? a. The temperature of the air gets warmer. b. The wind will blow the snowman away. c. The temperature of the air gets colder. d. A blizzard.

15. ____________________ is any form of water that falls from the sky. a. flood b. precipitation c. wind d. weather

16. When there is a large amount of precipitation, a _____________ can occur. a. flood b. hail c. drought d. sunny day

17. What may cause the leaves to move in the air? a. thermometer b. sleet c. wind d. condensation

18. _________________ is what the air is like outside. a. weather b. hail c. rain gauge d. water cycle

Directions: Draw a line from the weather tool to its correct use. 19. Thermometer a. tells you the amount of rain that has fallen.

20. Wind vane

b. tells you how hot or cold something is.

21 Rain gauge

c. tells you the direction the wind is blowing

Directions: Match the storms to its correct description. a. thunderstorm c. hurricane b. tornado d. blizzard

22. ________ A storm with strong winds, heavy rains, and a calm center called an eye. 23. ________ A funnel shaped cloud with strong winds.

24. ________ A storm with heavy snow and strong winds.

25. ________ A storm with rain, thunder, and lightning.