Weather and Climate — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Rain and snow is types of climate.
Corrected: Rain and snow are types of precipitation.
Precipitation is any form of water that falls from the sky, while climate is a long-term weather pattern.
2. Fix the sentence:
Cumulus clouds is thin and wispy high in the sky.
Corrected: Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy high in the sky.
Cirrus clouds form high in the sky and look feathery, while cumulus clouds look like fluffy cotton balls.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sun cools the Earth during the day.
Corrected: The sun warms the Earth during the day.
The sun gives off heat and light energy that warms the land, water, and air on Earth.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Frozen rain that falls as small ice balls is called hail.
Hail forms when raindrops are pushed high into cold clouds and freeze into ice balls before falling.
2. Moving air is called wind.
Wind is air that moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure across the Earth.
3. Puffy white clouds that look like cotton balls are cumulus clouds.
Cumulus clouds form low in the sky on warm days and usually mean fair weather.
4. How hot or cold the air is measures the temperature.
Temperature tells us the amount of heat in the air and changes throughout the day and seasons.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Sleet is rain that freezes into ice as it falls through cold air.
True False
Sleet forms when raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air and turn into small ice pellets before reaching the ground.
2. Stratus clouds are tall and bring thunderstorms.
True False
Stratus clouds are flat, gray layers that often bring light rain or drizzle, not thunderstorms.
3. The moon gives off its own light to warm the Earth at night.
True False
The moon does not produce light or heat; it only reflects sunlight and does not warm the Earth.