Predicting Weather and Events
A Grade 4 science worksheet focusing on predicting future weather conditions and outcomes of simple events based on observations and patterns.
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Predicting Weather and Events
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Read each question carefully and provide your best prediction or answer.
1. What tool helps us predict wind direction?
Thermometer
Rain gauge
Weather vane
Barometer
2. If you see dark, thick clouds gathering in the sky, what weather would you most likely predict?
Sunny day
Rain or storm
Clear skies
Warm temperatures
3. Scientists who study weather and make predictions are called .
4. Observing patterns in nature helps us to what might happen next.
5. You can accurately predict the weather for next month by looking outside right now.
True
False
6. A prediction is a guess about the future based on evidence and observations.
True
False
7. Describe one way animals might predict a change in weather.
8. Number the steps in how a meteorologist might predict the weather from 1 (first) to 3 (last).
Analyze data from weather instruments and satellites.
Observe current weather conditions.
Make a forecast about future weather.