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Class 7 Understanding the Weather worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Elements of weather, instruments and units, temperature range and mean, air pressure and forecasts. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Weather is:
- the shape of the land
- the amount of salt in the sea
- the average conditions over 30 years
- the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
Answer
(d) the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 2.
A rain gauge measures:
- rainfall
- humidity
- wind speed
- wind direction
Answer
(a) rainfall
- 3.
In which unit is rainfall usually measured?
- kilometres per hour (km/h)
- per cent (%)
- degrees Celsius (°C)
- millimetres (mm)
Answer
(d) millimetres (mm)
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the five main elements of weather.
Answer
Temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation and humidity.
- 5.
What does each instrument measure? (a) wind vane (b) anemometer
Answer
(a) wind direction (b) wind speed
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe five instruments in a weather station and what each measures.
Answer
Thermometer: temperature; rain gauge: rainfall; barometer: air pressure; wind vane: wind direction; anemometer: wind speed (also hygrometer: humidity).
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Understanding the Weather sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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