2nd Grade Air & Weather
Read and answer each question carefully.
1)
2)
A thermometer placed outside a house measures
A)
temperature
B)
speed
C)
direction
D)
pressure
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Which symbol would the class meteorologist use to show that it is rainy?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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3)
4)
5)
6)
What type of matter is air?
A)
rain
B)
gas
C)
bubble
D)
wind
Meteorologists are scientists who study
A)
plants
B)
weather
C)
gases
D)
seasons
Meteorologists use wind vanes to observe the
A)
direction
B)
speed
C)
temperature
D)
compression
What is the relationship between wind and air?
A)
Wind is compressed air
B)
Wind is air resistance
C)
Wind is air in motion
D)
Wind has nothing to do with air
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of the wind.
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7)
When the vial with a paper towel inside is pushed upside down straight into the
water, it will show that air can
__________.
A)
be lost
B)
be trapped
C)
be cold
D)
be propelled
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8)
Which picture shows Cumulus clouds?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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9)
10)
An anemometer is a tool used to measure wind
A)
moisture
B)
temperature
C)
speed
D)
direction
______.
In a closed system, when air is pushed into a smaller space we say the air is
______.
A)
inflated
B)
lift
C)
weather
D)
compressed
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Look at the balloons labeled 1 and 2.
Which property of air does balloon number 1 show when compared to balloon
number 2?
A)
air resistance
B)
air takes up space
C)
air is hot
D)
air speed
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12)
13)
Look at the thermometer. What temperature does it show?
A)
about 0oC
B)
about 76oF
C)
about 76oC
D)
about 20oF
Which is an example of using air to move something?
A)
parachute
B)
balloon rocket
C)
vial held underwater
D)
thermometer
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14)
A meteorologist uses a
A)
anemometer
B)
thermometer
C)
wind vane
D)
rain gauge
to measure the amount of rainfall.
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15)
Which picture shows air resistance on a falling parachute?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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16)
17)
18)
Look at the picture.
When plunger 1 is pushed in, plunger 2 will pop off because of
A)
resistance
B)
pressure
C)
temperature
D)
weather
How long does it take the Moon to go from a full Moon to the next full Moon?
A)
about a month
B)
about a day
C)
about a year
D)
about a week
What provides heat to the Earth?
A)
the Sun
B)
the stars
C)
the planets
D)
the Moon
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19)
20)
The Moon's phases show
A)
a pattern
B)
a season
C)
a wind
D)
a year
_____.
What do you think this science notebook entry is about?
A)
Not all clouds make rain.
B)
All clouds make rain.
C)
It is a sunny day.
D)
It is a rainy day.
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