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FOURTH Grade Science-Mrs. Thayer WEATHER – Unit Assessment Multiple Choice. Please circle the correct response for each question. 1. Meteorologists study the air all around Earth in order to predict the ______________. a. weather b. temperature c. atmosphere 2. Weather predictions cannot be 100% accurate. Why? a. meteorologists do not know how to make the correct prediction b. weather changes constantly c. it is too hard to read a weather instrument 3. In the United States, weather that is on the west coast usually is carried in the wind across our country to the east coast. When is this not true? a. when the meteorologist does not predict it b. when there is a change in the atmosphere that causes a change in weather c. when you move from one state to another state 4. There are three major factors that affect weather changes. Which list correctly identifies these factors? a. thermometers, weather maps, clouds b. heat, rain, snow c. temperature, wind, precipitation 5. The weather instrument pictured here is used to measure what? a. humidity b. temperature c. wind speed 6. We feel wind differently on different days. What is wind? a. air in motion b. hot air c. moisture in the air 7. This instrument measures the direction the wind is blowing from. What is the instrument called? a. anemometer b. windsock c. weather vane FOURTH Grade Science-Mrs. Thayer 8. You can make a prediction about the weather by looking up into the sky at the _____. a. water vapor b. wind direction c. clouds 9. Degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius are used to indicate a ___________ measurement. a. wind speed b. air pressure c. temperature 10. Without _____________________, weather is not possible. a. meteorologists and forecasts b. wind and clouds c. sun and water 11. Weather changes constantly, but the climate of an area does not. Why? a. climate is a pattern of weather for a location over a long period of time b. climate is the predicted weather each day c. climate is the same in every place across the world 12. Read the thermometer and record the temperature shown. _____________________ 13. A cold front moves into Tollesboro. What kind of weather is MOST LIKELY? °C a. sunny, clear skies b. snow and colder temperatures c. cloudy and warmer temperatures 14. Fronts are large movements of cool or warm air. What symbol indicates a warm front? a. b. c. 15. Weather maps are on the daily news and in newspapers. What information can NOT be found on a weather map? a. temperatures across the country b. amount of precipitation across the country c. routes for the best travel to a spot across the country