Predicting Weather - Free Printable

Here are the answers to the questions on your worksheet:

1) Write two weather conditions that are shown in the picture above.
Rain and Wind.
*(Note: You can also write "Stormy" or "Wet".)*

2) Do the following phrases refer to weather or climate?
a) Weather (Always changing)
b) Weather (The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.)
c) Climate (Scientist came up with this after studying a place for years)
d) Climate (Average weather conditions year after year.)
e) Weather (can be sunny, cloudy, stormy, windy)
f) Climate (can be tropical, sub-tropical, temperate)

3) Weather is only predicted a few days in advance. Why is that?
Because the atmosphere changes very quickly. Small changes in wind or temperature today can cause big differences in the weather a week from now, making it hard to know exactly what will happen far in the future.

4) What is humidity?
Humidity is the amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air.

5) Which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?
The Troposphere.