Grade 2 · Science · Unit 4 of 7
Air and Weather
Feel the air, watch the wind and read the weather.
What your child practises
The atmosphere and its characteristics: air takes up space, wind is moving air, and weather can be observed and measured with simple tools.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.2.E.3, SCI.2.C.2 · characteristics of the atmosphere, and measuring weather
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
On a cold winter day in Manitoba, what do we wear outside?
- sandals
- a swimsuit
- a warm coat and mittens
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a warm coat and mittens
Hint: We dress for the weather.
Question 2
You blow up a balloon. What is inside it?
- nothing at all
- air
- water
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air
Hint: Air takes up space and fills the balloon.
Question 3
Does air take up space?
- no
- yes
- only on windy days
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yes
Hint: Air fills a balloon, so it takes up space.
Question 4
Which kind of weather has water falling from clouds?
- calm
- precipitation
- sunshine
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precipitation
Hint: Rain, snow and hail are precipitation.
Question 5
What is weather?
- a kind of rock
- a place to swim
- what the air outside is like today
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what the air outside is like today
Hint: Weather can be sunny, rainy, snowy or windy.
Question 6
A thermometer reads below zero. What might we see outside?
- flowers in bloom
- a sunny beach
- snow or ice
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snow or ice
Hint: Water freezes when it is very cold.