KS1 Seasons and Weather

Science Quiz - Seasons And Weather - The Changing Seasons (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with how the weather changes with the seasons.

It can rain at any time of year. But it only snows in the winter. At school or at home you may have kept a weather diary. In it you write down the weather every day. You can see how the weather changes from month to month in different seasons. In this quiz we are going to look at the weather and the changing seasons.

In which month is it most likely to snow?

[ ]	August
[ ]	October
[ ]	January
[ ]	May

Mark has kept a weather diary. His teacher asks him about the hottest months of the year.

Mark says the three hottest months were May, June and August.

Which summer month was the coolest?

[ ]	June
[ ]	July
[ ]	August
[ ]	December

Mark’s teacher asks him about the number of windy days.

Mark says there were more windy days in October than any other month.

What season is this?

[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Summer
[ ]	Autumn

Mark’s teacher asks him about the number of wet days each month.

Mark says February had the most wet days and June the least.

Which was the wettest month?

[ ]	February
[ ]	May
[ ]	June
[ ]	November

Mark recorded one thunderstorm in August. What do you see in a thunderstorm?

[ ]	Sunlight
[ ]	Snow
[ ]	Mist
[ ]	Lightning

Mark recorded the number of foggy days. There were more foggy days in November than any other month. A fog is:

[ ]	Easy to see through
[ ]	Hard to see through
[ ]	Solid
[ ]	Transparent

It was a warm, sunny day. Tommy’s family went for a picnic. What month do you think it was?

[ ]	January
[ ]	June
[ ]	October
[ ]	December

Amy’s family decided to go for a walk. It was not very cold, but it was not hot. There were no leaves on the trees. What month was it?

[ ]	May
[ ]	July
[ ]	August
[ ]	December

Max didn’t want to go to school. It was very cold. There was snow on the ground. There were icicles hanging above the windows. What month was it?

[ ]	February
[ ]	May
[ ]	July
[ ]	September

10.

Sameera and Aysha are in London. It is very sunny. It is the hottest day of the year. What month is it?

[ ]	March
[ ]	July
[ ]	October
[ ]	December

Science Quiz - Seasons And Weather - The Changing Seasons (Answers)

In which month is it most likely to snow?

[ ]	August
[ ]	October
[x]	January
[ ]	May

Has it snowed this year?

Mark has kept a weather diary. His teacher asks him about the hottest months of the year.

Mark says the three hottest months were May, June and August.

Which summer month was the coolest?

[ ]	June
[x]	July
[ ]	August
[ ]	December

It isn’t always hot in summer, but it is warmer than the winter

Mark’s teacher asks him about the number of windy days.

Mark says there were more windy days in October than any other month.

What season is this?

[ ]	Winter
[ ]	Spring
[ ]	Summer
[x]	Autumn

What colour are lots of leaves in autumn?

Mark’s teacher asks him about the number of wet days each month.

Mark says February had the most wet days and June the least.

Which was the wettest month?

[x]	February
[ ]	May
[ ]	June
[ ]	November

What do you do on a wet day?

Mark recorded one thunderstorm in August. What do you see in a thunderstorm?

[ ]	Sunlight
[ ]	Snow
[ ]	Mist
[x]	Lightning

Lightning is very dangerous

Mark recorded the number of foggy days. There were more foggy days in November than any other month. A fog is:

[ ]	Easy to see through
[x]	Hard to see through
[ ]	Solid
[ ]	Transparent

Cars have to drive slowly in fog

It was a warm, sunny day. Tommy’s family went for a picnic. What month do you think it was?

[ ]	January
[x]	June
[ ]	October
[ ]	December

Do you like going for a picnic? What do you eat on a picnic?

Amy’s family decided to go for a walk. It was not very cold, but it was not hot. There were no leaves on the trees. What month was it?

[ ]	May
[ ]	July
[ ]	August
[x]	December

It is not always very cold in winter

Max didn’t want to go to school. It was very cold. There was snow on the ground. There were icicles hanging above the windows. What month was it?

[x]	February
[ ]	May
[ ]	July
[ ]	September

Have you ever seen icicles?

10.

Sameera and Aysha are in London. It is very sunny. It is the hottest day of the year. What month is it?

[ ]	March
[x]	July
[ ]	October
[ ]	December

What is the hottest day you can remember?