1. Water, Weather data, & weather forecasting
4th Grade Science – Ms. Askew

2. For the first few questions, you will use a word bank to help you “fill in the blank.”
wind vane thermometer rain gauge
barometer hygrometer anemometer
stratus cumulus cirrus nimbus
humidity front stationary front weather climate

3. How much water vapor or moisture is in the air is called _________.

4. ____________ clouds are high, wispy clouds made up of ice crystals.

5. A __________ measures how hot or cold the air is at a certain time.

6. A __________ measures the amount of rain that has fallen.

7. A __________ measures humidity, or water vapor in the air.

8. ____________ clouds are flat, layered, and gray clouds.

9. An __________ measures wind speed.

10. __________ clouds are thick, white, billowy clouds.

11. A __________ measures air pressure.

12. A __________ is the boundary between air masses that have different temperatures.

13. A __________ tells the direction the wind is blowing.

14. __________ is the average weather in a certain place over a long period of time.

15. ___________ clouds are large, gray, and stormy clouds
___________ clouds are large, gray, and stormy clouds. They signal that precipitation is coming.

16. A ________________ is when air masses of different temperatures meet and do not move.

17. __________ is the daily condition of the atmosphere.

18. Label the following parts of the water cycle:
CONDENSATION
EVAPORATION
RUNOFF
PRECIPITATION
CONDENSATION ?
PRECIPITATION ?
EVAPORATION ?
RUNOFF ?

19. COLD FRONT WARM FRONT The pictures show two different types of fronts.
Label the types of fronts.
The cold air pushes the lighter, warm air up. Clouds may form and it may lead to rain showers or thunderstorms.
The lighter, warm air is lifted up over the cold air. As the air rises, it cools and steady precipitation develops/
COLD FRONT
WARM FRONT