Kindergarten weather and climate
Kindergarten (Reception and Year 1 in England) · 15 questions · Common Core: NGSS.K-ESS2-1, NGSS.K-ESS3-2, NGSS.SEP 4, NGSS.1-ESS1-2 · England: KS1 Y1 Seasonal changes, EYFS Understanding the World: The natural world, KS1 Working scientifically
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Question 1
A class recorded the weather every school day for a month. How many days were rainy?
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Question 2
How many days were windy or cloudy altogether?
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Question 3
True or false? You can see the wind.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 4
Why do many birds fly to warmer places in autumn (fall)?
- A. because the days are getting longer
- B. to find food and warmth through the winter
- C. because they are tired of their nests
- D. to see the snow
Question 5
When would you need this most: sun cream (sunscreen)?
- A. a hot sunny day
- B. a rainy day
- C. a snowy day
Question 6
True or false? In summer the days are longer than in winter.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 7
Clues: Squirrels collect lots of nuts to store. Which season is it?
- A. summer
- B. winter
- C. spring
- D. autumn (fall)
Question 8
Which of these would you NOT need on a snowy day?
- A. a T-shirt and shorts
- B. snow boots
- C. a thick warm coat
- D. woolly gloves
Question 9
Which season comes straight after summer?
- A. spring
- B. autumn (fall)
- C. winter
Question 10
What would you take on a sunny, hot day?
- A. sun cream (sunscreen)
- B. wellington boots (rain boots)
- C. a raincoat
- D. a thick coat
Question 11
What is wind?
- A. moving air
- B. frozen water
- C. light from the Sun
- D. falling water
Question 12
Why should you wear sun cream (sunscreen) and a hat on a sunny day, even if it is not hot?
- A. Sun cream makes you warmer.
- B. The hat keeps the rain off.
- C. It stops the wind.
- D. Sunlight can burn your skin.
Question 13
Look at the clues: You cannot see the end of the street because the air is thick and misty. What is the weather like?
- A. foggy
- B. cloudy
- C. windy
- D. stormy
Question 14
What kind of weather would you wear or take a thick coat for?
- A. a sunny, hot day
- B. a rainy day
- C. a snowy, cold day
Question 15
Weather forecasters say there will be snow tomorrow. What will the temperature be like?
- A. very cold
- B. very hot
- C. warm like a bath
- D. the same as a summer day
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