Learning about weather is an important part of elementary school education, and this weather quiz for Grade 1 is designed to help young students review and strengthen their basic knowledge of weather. From the Earth’s atmosphere and climate to the effects of temperature and pressure, these twenty questions are designed to guide young students through the basics of weather science.
Q1: What is an anemometer used for?
Options:
A: Measuring wind speed
B: Measuring air pressure
C: Measuring water temperature
D: Measuring humidity
Answer: A: Measuring wind speed
Q2: What is the formula for calculating temperature?
Options:
A: Fahrenheit - Celsius = Difference
B: Fahrenheit + Celsius = Difference
C: Fahrenheit + Celsius = Temperature
D: Fahrenheit – Celsius = Temperature
Answer: D: Fahrenheit – Celsius = Temperature
Q3: What is the most common type of precipitation?
Options:
A: Hail
B: Sleet
C: Snow
D: Rain
Answer: D: Rain
Q4: What is the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Options:
A: 86 degrees F
B: 68 degrees F
C: 28 degrees F
D: 15 degrees F
Answer: C: 28 degrees F
Q5: What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Options:
A: Air Pressure Meter
B: Barometer
C: Hydrometer
D: Anemometer
Answer: B: Barometer
Q6: What gas makes up the majority of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Options:
A: Nitrogen
B: Oxygen
C: Carbon Dioxide
D: Water Vapor
Answer: A: Nitrogen
Q7: What is the study of weather called?
Options:
A: Ecology
B: Meteorology
C: Geology
D: Physics
Answer: B: Meteorology
Q8: What is the name of the process when water evaporates into the atmosphere?
Options:
A: Melting
B: Freezing
C: Vaporization
D: Sublimation
Answer: C: Vaporization
Q9: What is the difference between climate and weather?
Options:
A: Climate is short-term while weather is long-term
B: Climate is long-term while weather is short-term
C: Climate is the amount of rainfall while weather is the temperature
D: Climate is the temperature while weather is the amount of rainfall
Answer: B: Climate is long-term while weather is short-term
Q10: What is the name of the energy from the sun that warms the Earth?
Options:
A: Kinetic Energy
B: Solar Energy
C: Chemical Energy
D: Electrical Energy
Answer: B: Solar Energy
Q11: What is a storm made up of?
Options:
A: Heavy winds and thunder
B: Heavy rains and lightning
C: Heavy snow and hail
D: All of the above
Answer: D: All of the above
Q12: What type of cloud is most often associated with rain?
Options:
A: Cumulus
B: Stratocumulus
C: Cirrus
D: Cumulonimbus
Answer: D: Cumulonimbus
Q13: What type of cloud is most often associated with snow?
Options:
A: Stratocumulus
B: Cumulous
C: Cumulonimbus
D: Cirrus
Answer: C: Cumulonimbus
Q14: What type of cloud is most often associated with fair weather?
Options:
A: Stratocumulus
B: Cumulonimbus
C: Cirrus
D: Cumulous
Answer: A: Stratocumulus
Q15: What force is responsible for the movement of air in the atmosphere?
Options:
A: Gravity
B: Pressure
C: Heat
D: Wind
Answer: D: Wind
Q16: What is the name of the warm ocean current off the coast of the North American East Coast?
Options:
A: Canary Current
B: Labrador Current
C: Gulf Stream
D: South Pacific Current
Answer: C: Gulf Stream
Q17: How do clouds form?
Options:
A: When the air temperature rises higher than the dew point
B: When the air temperature falls lower than the dew point
C: When the air temperature rises lower than the dew point
D: When the air temperature falls higher than the dew point
Answer: A: When the air temperature rises higher than the dew point
Q18: What is a tornado?
Options:
A: A severe thunderstorm
B: A strong downward current of air
C: A rapidly rotating column of air
D: A large piece of hail
Answer: C: A rapidly rotating column of air
Q19: What is the name of the warm, damp air mass that moves from the ocean to the mainland during the summer?
Options:
A: Polar Vortex
B: Jet Stream
C: Gulf Stream
D: Chinook Wind
Answer: D: Chinook Wind
Q20: What is the name of the strongest type of wind?
Options:
A: Chinook Wind
B: Jet Stream
C: Hurricane
D: Tornado
Answer: C: Hurricane
Options:
A: Atmospheric Pressure
B: Solar Radiation
C: Wind Speed
D: Humidity
Answer: B: Solar Radiation