Weather Types — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which tool measures how hot or cold it is outside?
A) Rain gauge
B) Thermometer
C) Wind vane
D) Ruler
A rain gauge is a container with marks on the side that catches falling rain. We read the marks to see how many inches of rain fell.
2. What type of weather brings thunder and lightning?
A) Sunny
B) Foggy
C) Thunderstorm
D) Breezy
A thunderstorm is a special kind of storm with big flashes of lightning and loud booms of thunder. That is why its name starts with thunder.
3. Which season is usually the coldest?
A) Summer
B) Spring
C) Fall
D) Winter
The season of fall is named for what leaves do — they change colors and then fall from the trees. That is how fall got its name.
4. What falls from clouds as frozen white flakes?
A) Rain
B) Hail
C) Snow
D) Dew
A thermometer has a line that goes up when it is hot and down when it is cold, so it measures temperature — how warm or cool something is.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A rain gauge collects water to measure rainfall.
An anemometer has little cups that spin in the wind. The faster the cups spin, the faster the wind is blowing, so it measures wind speed.
2. Lightning is a bright flash of light in the sky.
When the sun warms lake water, it changes into a gas called vapor. Vapor is lighter than air, so it floats up into the sky.
3. dew forms on grass in the early morning when it is cool.
A weather front is the line where two different types of air bump into each other. Warm and cold air meeting often makes the weather change.
4. A weather forecast tells us if it will rain or be sunny.
The water cycle is the repeating journey water takes, going up as vapor, forming clouds, falling as rain, and then flowing back to oceans.
5. Hail is made of small balls of ice.
Meteorologists are weather scientists. They look at clouds, wind, and temperatures, and use that information to make forecasts about tomorrow's weather.