Weather and Butterflies Test

Activity 61

Second Grade Unit Test Weather: Part Six

Name ______

Use the diagram to answer questions 1 and 2.

1. Which letter shows where water changes from a liquid into a gas?

A. letter A B. letter B C. letter C A D D. letter D C

2. What provides the energy for the movement of water from the land to the air and back again?

A. clouds B. sun C. wind D. gravity

3. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all forms of ______.

A. evaporation B. temperature C. clouds D. precipitation

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4. Low, gray clouds that stretch across the sky and bring precipitation are ______clouds.

A. cirrus B. cycles C. stratus D. cumulus

5. What type of cloud will complete the chart?

Stratus Cirrus Cumulus

 Thick layer of  Thin feathery  Thick and puffy clouds  Stretch across  Curls at ends  Look like cotton sky like a sheet balls

6. Which weather tool would be most helpful if you are trying to fly a kite away from buildings and nearby power lines?

7. What is the temperature on the thermometer?

80 A. 60°

B. 65° 70 C. 62° D. 64° 60

30 ° C

8. Which thermometer shows the freezing point of water? 50 50 C. A. C. 40 40

0 0 º C º C 50 50 D. B. 40 40 30 30

0 0 Use º C the graph to answerº C questions 9 and 10.

Houston, Texas Weather

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26

9. Which two days had the same temperature?

A. Monday and Tuesday B. Friday and Tuesday C. Tuesday and Thursday D. Friday and Monday

10. What was the temperature on Monday?

A. 18° C B. 12° C C. 22° C D. 26° C

Use the table to answer questions 11-13.

The table below shows the hours of daylight in a day.

Season Hours of Daylight Spring 12 Summer 15 Fall 12 Winter 9

11. Many hours of daylight help temperatures increase the most during the ______.

A. winter B. summer C. fall D. snow

12. How many hours of daylight are in a spring day?

A. 12 B. 9 C. 15 D. 14

13. Describe the weather during the season that has the least hours of daylight.

A. warm and wet B. cold and snowy C. hot and sunny D. cool and breezy 14. A thermometer can be used to measure all of the

following EXCEPT ______.

A. the temperature of the air B. the speed of the wind C. the boiling point of a liquid D. the freezing point of a liquid

15. The season that follows winter is ______.

A. fall B. winter C. summer D. spring ?

16. What information best completes the table about the tree’s growth during the seasons?

SpringSummerFallWinterThe tree grows and makes

flowers.The tree produces fruit. ?The tree becomes dormant.

A. The tree loses its bark. B. The tree loses its branches. C. The tree loses its leaves. D. The tree does not change.

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17. Which picture shows what students would wear outside in winter?

18. What information best completes the table?

How Water Changes with Temperature

Freezes Liquid Boils 0° C 40° C __?__° C

A. 20° C B. 200° C C. 100° C D. 0° C

19. The wind vane is a weather tool that measures

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______.

A. wind temperature B. wind speed C. wind mass D. wind direction

20. Which rain gauge shows 10 cm of water?

A. Cm 20 B. Cm 20 C. Cm 20 D. Cm 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5

21. Which letter shows run-off in the water cycle?

A D A. letter A B. letter B Ocean C. letter C D. letter D 22. Weather includes ______.

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A. temperature, wind, cloud cover, and precipitation B. temperature and wind C. cloud cover and precipitation D. temperature and precipitation

23. Bobby is raking leaves from his yard. What season could it be?

A. summer B. fall C. winter D. spring

24. What completes the flow chart about the water cycle? Sun’s heat Water drops join Rain and melted changes water to and become snow flow into water vapor. ? heavy, then fall streams, lakes as rain or snow. and oceans.

EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION RUN-OFF A. Water vapor heats up and cools the sun. B. Water vapor cools and disappears in the sky. C. Water vapor cools and forms tiny drops of water. D. Water vapor turns into a solid.

25. Which is NOT true about clouds?

A. Stratus clouds bring rain or snow. B. Cirrus clouds are thin and curly. C. Cumulus clouds bring fair weather. D. Cumulus clouds bring rainy weather.

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