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Fourth Grade Science Question of the Day
2nd 9 Weeks 2013 - 2014
S4E3.a
1. When ice is heated in a pan on a hot stove, it will change
state in the following pattern:
A. Gas  Liquid  Solid
B. Solid  Liquid  Gas
C. Liquid  Solid  Gas
D. Solid  Gas  Liquid
2. When water changes state from a liquid to a solid this
process is called _____.
A. freezing
B. condensing
C. melting
D. evaporating
3. What causes water to change from one state to another
state?
A. The temperature must increase or decrease
B. The temperature must increase
C. The temperature must decrease
D. The temperature must not change
4. When water evaporates, which of the following describes
how it changes state?
A. From liquid to a gas
B. From gas to a liquid
C. From liquid to a solid
D. From gas to an invisible state of matter
S4E3.b
1. When the temperature of a sample of water is 0°Celsius,
the water is a _____.
A. vapor
B. liquid
C. solid
D. gas
2. At what temperature will water change from a liquid to a
gas?
A. 0oC
B. 0oF
C. 32oF
D. 100oC
3. At what temperature would you expect precipitation to
change from a liquid to a solid?
A. 0o F
B. 40oF
C. 0oC
D. 100oC
S4E3.c
1. Which of these conditions is important in the formation of
clouds?
A. The relative length of day and night
B. The Coriolis effect
C. The melting of the polar ice caps
D. The cooling of air as it rises
2. When dense, cold air pushes under warmer air in the
atmosphere, the lighter, warmer air rises. As this air
rises, it cools and some of the water vapor condenses.
What will MOST LIKELY form as this occurs?
A. A rainbow
B. A cloud
C. A tornado
D. A sunset
3. What are condensation nuclei?
A. Pollution that comes from clouds
B. Particles needed for cloud formation
C. Droplets that form after condensation
D. Molecules of water that form droplets
4. What process must happen to form a cloud?
A. Freezing
B. Evaporation
C. Sublimation
D. Condensation
5. Clouds are made of _____.
A. smoke
B. hydrogen molecules
C. water droplets
D. oxygen molecules
S4E3.d
1. During the precipitation part of the water cycle _____.
A. the Earth heats up
B. rain, sleet, snow, or hail fall from the sky
C. surface water rises into the atmosphere
D. clouds are formed
2. The heat energy that drives the water cycle comes from
_____.
A. the wind
B. warm currents in the ocean
C. the sun
D. heat inside the earth
S4E3.e
1. Usually, cumulonimbus clouds are associated with
weather that is _____.
A. dry
B. stormy
C. fair
D. foggy
2. Which weather term BEST describes the words below?
Rain, Snow, Sleet
A. Humidity
B. Atmosphere
C. Precipitation
D. Air pressure
3. Clouds and fog are made up of _____.
A. water
B. heat
C. light
D. helium
4. Hail is a type of precipitation that can be described as
_____.
A. Light, powdery flakes
B. Large drops of liquid water
C. Hard, round balls of ice
D. Small particles of ice
5. _____ forms when rain is falling and freezes into ice
pellets before it hits the ground.
A. Snow
B. Sleet
C. Hail
D. Slush
6. A cloud at or near the ground called _____.
A. dew
B. drizzle
C. fog
D. sleet
7. _____ forms when ice crystals fall from the clouds and
never melt as they fall to the ground.
A. Sleet
B. Hail
C. Rain
D. Snow
S4E4.a
1. Identify the weather instrument that is used to measure
air pressure.
A. An anemometer
B. A barometer
C. A thermometer
D. A wind vane
2. Which weather instrument measures the amount of liquid
precipitation?
A. A thermometer
B. A barometer
C. A wind vane
D. A rain gauge
3. This weather instrument tells the direction from which the
wind is blowing.
A. Rain gauge
B. Anemometer
C. Wind vane
D. Barometer
4. Meteorologists measure wind speed with a(n) _____.
A. wind vane
B. thermometer
C. barometer
D. anemometer
S4E4.b
1. A _____ will push cold air out and under warm air
creating a thunderstorm.
A. cold front
B. hot front
C. warm front
D. freezing front
2. A _____ occurs when warm air is pushed out and over a
cold air mass creating rain.
A. Cold front
B. Warm front
C. Hot front
D. Freezing front
3. What does the symbol
L
represent on a weather map?
A. An area of low temperature
B. A high pressure area of fair weather
C. A low pressure area with possibilities of stormy weather
D. Lots of sunshine
4. A place where different air masses meet is called _____.
A. a front
B. a storm
C. precipitation
D. a collision
5. This symbol on a weather map represents _____.
A. cold air moving in the direction of the arrows
B. cold air moving opposite the direction of the arrows
C. warm air moving in the direction of the arrows
D. warm air moving opposite the direction of the arrows
6. Identify the weather map symbol shown below.
A. A
B. A
C. A
D. A
hot front
warm front
cold front
stationary front
S4E4.c
1. When are hurricanes MOST LIKELY to occur in Georgia?
A. Late summer and early fall
B. Winter and early spring
C. Late spring and early summer
D. Late fall and winter
2. Hot and humid weather is typical in Georgia during this
season.
A. Spring
B. Fall
C. Winter
D. Summer
3. Based on records of weather conditions, which type of
precipitation will MOST OFTEN fall in Georgia this year?
A. Snow
B. Hail
C. Rain
D. Sleet
S4E4.d
1. _____ is the atmosphere at a given time and place.
A. Climate
B. Weather
C. Pattern
D. Condition
2. The average of weather events of a particular region over
a long period of time is the _____.
A. Weather forecast
B. Atmosphere
C. Climate
D. Water cycle
3. Which of the following would be a question about the
weather?
A. Will it snow this winter?
B. Do the warmest temperatures in Georgia occur in July?
C. Will it be sunny today?
D. Did it rain much last summer?
4. Which of the following would be a question about climate?
A. Did you watch the weather forecast this morning?
B. Did we receive a lot of rain last night?
C. Does Georgia receive a lot of snow during December?
D. Will it be sunny today?