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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Weather & the four seasons
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder: light travels faster than sound, or lightning happens closer?
Why do we see lightning be… · Weather & the four seasons
2. In which season do many hibernating animals wake and plant buds open as days grow warmer: spring or winter?
In which season do many hi… · Weather & the four seasons
3. What do we call water droplets that condense on cool grass early in the morning: dew or hail?
What do we call water drop… · Weather & the four seasons
4. What are clouds made of: tiny water droplets and ice crystals, or solid smoke?
What are clouds made of ti… · Weather & the four seasons
5. What hard pellets of layered ice form inside strong thunderstorm updrafts before falling to the ground: hail or dew?
What hard pellets of layer… · Weather & the four seasons
6. What gentle wind blows from the cooler sea toward the warmer land during a sunny afternoon: a sea breeze or a glacier?
What gentle wind blows fro… · Weather & the four seasons
7. Which instrument measures relative humidity (moisture content) in the air: a hygrometer or an anemometer?
Which instrument measures … · Weather & the four seasons
8. In the temperate four-season cycle, which season comes immediately after winter: spring or autumn?
In the temperate four-seas… · Weather & the four seasons
9. What do we call a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortage: a drought or a blizzard?
What do we call a prolonge… · Weather & the four seasons
10. In tropical monsoon climates (such as the Maldives and South Asia), weather is mainly divided into: wet and dry monsoon seasons, or snowy and icy seasons?
In tropical monsoon climat… · Weather & the four seasons
11. Which instrument is used to measure air temperature: a thermometer or a wind vane?
Which instrument is used t… · Weather & the four seasons
12. What thin layer of ice crystals forms directly on cold window panes and grass when the surface is below 0 °C: frost or drizzle?
0 °C · Weather & the four seasons
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Weather & the four seasons
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder: light travels faster than sound, or lightning happens closer?
Light travels faster than sound
Light travels at about 300,000 km/s, whereas sound travels at about 343 m/s in air.
2. In which season do many hibernating animals wake and plant buds open as days grow warmer: spring or winter?
Spring
Spring brings increasing daylight and warmth that trigger new growth.
3. What do we call water droplets that condense on cool grass early in the morning: dew or hail?
Dew
Water vapour in the air condenses into liquid dew on cool surfaces overnight.
4. What are clouds made of: tiny water droplets and ice crystals, or solid smoke?
Tiny water droplets and ice crystals
Warm moist air cools aloft and condenses into tiny droplets or ice crystals.
5. What hard pellets of layered ice form inside strong thunderstorm updrafts before falling to the ground: hail or dew?
Hail
Hailstones grow as updrafts carry water droplets repeatedly above the freezing level.
6. What gentle wind blows from the cooler sea toward the warmer land during a sunny afternoon: a sea breeze or a glacier?
Sea breeze
Warm air rising over land draws cooler air inland from the sea.
7. Which instrument measures relative humidity (moisture content) in the air: a hygrometer or an anemometer?
Hygrometer
A hygrometer measures the water-vapour content of the air.
8. In the temperate four-season cycle, which season comes immediately after winter: spring or autumn?
Spring
The four seasons cycle in order: winter, spring, summer, autumn.
9. What do we call a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortage: a drought or a blizzard?
Drought
A drought occurs when a region receives far less precipitation than normal.
10. In tropical monsoon climates (such as the Maldives and South Asia), weather is mainly divided into: wet and dry monsoon seasons, or snowy and icy seasons?
Wet and dry monsoon seasons
Equatorial and tropical monsoon regions experience warm temperatures year-round with wet and dry monsoon periods.
11. Which instrument is used to measure air temperature: a thermometer or a wind vane?
Thermometer
A thermometer measures how hot or cold the air is.
12. What thin layer of ice crystals forms directly on cold window panes and grass when the surface is below 0 °C: frost or drizzle?
Frost
Frost forms when water vapour deposits as ice on sub-freezing surfaces.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Weather & the four seasons
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder: light travels faster than sound, or lightning happens closer?
Why do we see lightning be… · Weather & the four seasons
2. In which season do many hibernating animals wake and plant buds open as days grow warmer: spring or winter?
In which season do many hi… · Weather & the four seasons
3. What do we call water droplets that condense on cool grass early in the morning: dew or hail?
What do we call water drop… · Weather & the four seasons
4. What are clouds made of: tiny water droplets and ice crystals, or solid smoke?
What are clouds made of ti… · Weather & the four seasons
5. What hard pellets of layered ice form inside strong thunderstorm updrafts before falling to the ground: hail or dew?
What hard pellets of layer… · Weather & the four seasons
6. What gentle wind blows from the cooler sea toward the warmer land during a sunny afternoon: a sea breeze or a glacier?
What gentle wind blows fro… · Weather & the four seasons
7. Which instrument measures relative humidity (moisture content) in the air: a hygrometer or an anemometer?
Which instrument measures … · Weather & the four seasons
8. In the temperate four-season cycle, which season comes immediately after winter: spring or autumn?
In the temperate four-seas… · Weather & the four seasons
9. What do we call a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortage: a drought or a blizzard?
What do we call a prolonge… · Weather & the four seasons
10. In tropical monsoon climates (such as the Maldives and South Asia), weather is mainly divided into: wet and dry monsoon seasons, or snowy and icy seasons?
In tropical monsoon climat… · Weather & the four seasons
11. Which instrument is used to measure air temperature: a thermometer or a wind vane?
Which instrument is used t… · Weather & the four seasons
12. What thin layer of ice crystals forms directly on cold window panes and grass when the surface is below 0 °C: frost or drizzle?
0 °C · Weather & the four seasons
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Weather & the four seasons
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder: light travels faster than sound, or lightning happens closer?
Light travels faster than sound
Light travels at about 300,000 km/s, whereas sound travels at about 343 m/s in air.
2. In which season do many hibernating animals wake and plant buds open as days grow warmer: spring or winter?
Spring
Spring brings increasing daylight and warmth that trigger new growth.
3. What do we call water droplets that condense on cool grass early in the morning: dew or hail?
Dew
Water vapour in the air condenses into liquid dew on cool surfaces overnight.
4. What are clouds made of: tiny water droplets and ice crystals, or solid smoke?
Tiny water droplets and ice crystals
Warm moist air cools aloft and condenses into tiny droplets or ice crystals.
5. What hard pellets of layered ice form inside strong thunderstorm updrafts before falling to the ground: hail or dew?
Hail
Hailstones grow as updrafts carry water droplets repeatedly above the freezing level.
6. What gentle wind blows from the cooler sea toward the warmer land during a sunny afternoon: a sea breeze or a glacier?
Sea breeze
Warm air rising over land draws cooler air inland from the sea.
7. Which instrument measures relative humidity (moisture content) in the air: a hygrometer or an anemometer?
Hygrometer
A hygrometer measures the water-vapour content of the air.
8. In the temperate four-season cycle, which season comes immediately after winter: spring or autumn?
Spring
The four seasons cycle in order: winter, spring, summer, autumn.
9. What do we call a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortage: a drought or a blizzard?
Drought
A drought occurs when a region receives far less precipitation than normal.
10. In tropical monsoon climates (such as the Maldives and South Asia), weather is mainly divided into: wet and dry monsoon seasons, or snowy and icy seasons?
Wet and dry monsoon seasons
Equatorial and tropical monsoon regions experience warm temperatures year-round with wet and dry monsoon periods.
11. Which instrument is used to measure air temperature: a thermometer or a wind vane?
Thermometer
A thermometer measures how hot or cold the air is.
12. What thin layer of ice crystals forms directly on cold window panes and grass when the surface is below 0 °C: frost or drizzle?
Frost
Frost forms when water vapour deposits as ice on sub-freezing surfaces.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification