1. 2nd Grade Part 6 Weather and Water Cycle Review Questions
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3. Question 1
_______________ are used to measure temperature or how hot or cold the air is.

4. Answer
Thermometers are used to measure temperature or how hot or cold the air is.

5. Question 2 What happens in the water cycle during condensation?
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6. Answer What happens in the water cycle during condensation?
The gas cools and changes into tiny drops of water. The drops form clouds.
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7. Question 3
What tool measures the direction of the wind?

8. Answer
What tool measures the direction of the wind?
Wind vane

9. Question 4
What are rain gauges used for?

10. Answer
What are rain gauges used for?
to measure rainfall

11. Question 5
What happens in the water cycle during precipitation?

12. Answer What happens in the water cycle during precipitation?
The water drops in the cloud join to make bigger ones. The drops fall as precipitation.

13. Question 7
People can wear a swimsuit and flip-flops during what season?

14. Answer People can wear a swimsuit and flip-flops during what season?
summer

15. Question 8
What is happening in A?
Ocean A C B D

16. Answer
What is happening in A? evaporation
Ocean A C B D

17. Question 9
Name the four seasons. _________ __________ __________ _________

18. Answer
Name the four seasons. _________ __________ __________ _________
winter, spring, summer, fall

19. Question 10 Which two days are sunny, have no rainfall and calm wind?
clouds
wind
Day 1
0 inches
sunny
calm
Day 2
Day 3
3 inches
cloudy
windy
Day 4
1 inch
Day 5
partly cloudy

20. Answer
Which two days are sunny, have no rainfall and calm wind? Day 1 and Day 2
rain
clouds
wind
Day 1
0 inches
sunny
calm
Day 2
Day 3
3 inches
cloudy
windy
Day 4
1 inch
Day 5
partly cloudy

21. Question 11
Water drops become heavy and fall to Earth as __________ or ________.

22. Answer
Water drops become heavy and fall to Earth as __________ or ________.
rain or snow

23. Question 12
During the winter, what happens to some plants?

24. Answer During the winter, what happens to some plants?
When sunlight and cooler temperatures cause plants to lose their leaves, the plants stop growing and go through dormancy.

25. Question 13
What is happening in B?
Ocean A C B D

26. Answer
What is happening in B? condensation
Ocean A C B D

27. Question 14
Name two types of precipitation.

28. Answer
Name two types of precipitation.
rain, snow, sleet, or hail

29. Question 15 Which two days had the same temperature? Friday Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
TEMPERATURE in °F

30. Answer Which two days had the same temperature? Friday and Tuesday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
TEMPERATURE in °F

31. Question 16
What form of energy starts the water cycle?

32. Answer What form of energy starts the water cycle?
heat energy from the sun

33. Question 17
How would you normally dress for the winter?

34. Answer How would you normally dress for the winter?
Since the weather is colder in the winter, you might wear a coat, hat, scarf, and mittens.

35. Question 18
Water drops that come together form ________________.

36. Answer
Water drops that come together form ________________.
clouds

37. Question 19
What happens when water evaporates and moves into the sky?

38. Answer What happens when water evaporates and moves into the sky?
The gas cools and changes into tiny drops of water. The drops form the clouds.

39. Question 20
What happens during the condensation stage of the water cycle?
Sun’s heat changes water to water vapor.
EVAPORATION ?
CONDENSATION
Water drops join and become heavy, then fall as rain or snow.
PRECIPITATION
Rain and melted snow flow into streams, lakes and oceans.
RUN-OFF
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40. Answer
What happens during the condensation stage of the water cycle?
The gas cools and changes into tiny drops of water.
Sun’s heat changes water to water vapor.
EVAPORATION ?
CONDENSATION
Water drops join and become heavy, then fall as rain or snow.
PRECIPITATION
Rain and melted snow flow into streams, lakes and oceans.
RUN-OFF
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41. Question 21 What was the temperature on Monday? Friday Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
TEMPERATURE in °F

42. Answer What was the temperature on Monday? 50°F Friday Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
TEMPERATURE in °F

43. Question 22 What pattern do you see in this weather chart? Day 1 Day 2
rain
clouds
wind
Day 1
0 inches
sunny
calm
Day 2
Day 3
3 inches
cloudy
windy
Day 4
1 inch
Day 5
partly cloudy

44. Answer What pattern do you see in this weather chart?
When it did not rain, the wind was calm. When
the sky was cloudy and windy there was rain.
rain
clouds
wind
Day 1
0 inches
sunny
calm
Day 2
Day 3
3 inches
cloudy
windy
Day 4
1 inch
Day 5
partly cloudy

45. Question 23
What is happening in C?
Ocean A C B

46. Answer
What is happening in C? precipitation
Ocean A C B