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Weather and the Sky — Answers

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Weather and the Sky — Answers

Part A: What is the weather like?

Read the box. Then circle the best answer.

The weather is what the air and sky are like outside. It can be sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy. It can be hot or cold.

The weather can change from day to day. It can even change in one day!

In the day we see the Sun. At night we can often see the Moon and stars.

Stay safe: never look straight at the Sun. It can hurt your eyes.

1.Water is falling from the clouds. What is the weather?
  1. Asunny
  2. Brainy
  3. Cwindy
  4. Dfoggy

Answer: rainy

When water falls from clouds, it is raining.

2.The trees are swaying and leaves blow away. What is the weather?
  1. Awindy
  2. Bsunny
  3. Csnowy
  4. Dstill

Answer: windy

Moving air is wind. Wind makes trees sway.

3.What should you wear on a hot, sunny day?
  1. Aa thick coat
  2. Ba raincoat
  3. Ca sun hat
  4. Dgloves

Answer: a sun hat

A sun hat shades your face and keeps you cool.

4.What should you take on a rainy day?
  1. Asunglasses
  2. Ban umbrella
  3. Ca fan
  4. Da beach towel

Answer: an umbrella

An umbrella helps keep you dry in the rain.

5.What do we see in the sky in the day?
  1. Athe Sun
  2. Bonly stars
  3. Cnothing
  4. Donly the dark

Answer: the Sun

We see the Sun in the day sky. We may see clouds too.

6.What can we often see in the sky at night?
  1. Aa rainbow
  2. Bthe Sun
  3. Cthe Moon and stars
  4. Da sunny sky

Answer: the Moon and stars

On a clear night we can often see the Moon and stars.

Part B: True or false?

Write True or False.

7.The weather can change from day to day.

Answer: True

One day can be sunny and the next day can be rainy.

8.It is safe to look straight at the Sun.

Answer: False

Never look straight at the Sun. It can hurt your eyes.

9.Clouds can bring rain.

Answer: True

Rain falls from clouds.

10.We can sometimes see the Moon in the day.

Answer: True

The Moon can sometimes be seen in the day sky, not only at night.

Part C: Match and fill

11.Match the weather to what you would wear or take.
  • sunny and hot
  • rainy
  • cold
  • raincoat
  • warm coat
  • sun hat

Answer: sunny and hot → sun hat; rainy → raincoat; cold → warm coat

12.Moving air is called (answer space).

Answer: wind

13.At night we can often see the (answer space) and stars.

Answer: Moon

Part D: Working scientifically: my weather chart

Look out the window at the same time each day for five days. Draw the weather each day. Do not look at the Sun.

14.What was the weather like on day 1?

Model answer: Any weather word, e.g. sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy.

15.What was the weather like on day 5?

Model answer: Any weather word, e.g. sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy.

16.Which weather did you see the most?

Model answer: The weather that appears most often on the child's own chart.

17.Did the weather change during the five days? Tell how.

Model answer: Yes. It was sunny on the first two days. Then it was cloudy and rainy.

Success criteria:

  • Says whether the weather changed
  • Uses weather words to describe the change
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