Weather Quiz Grade 5

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    Weather refers to ______.

    • atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place.
    • changes in the atmosphere that occur over long periods of time.
    • predictable patterns in the water cycle.
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    Climate is ______.

    • the average weather over a long period of time in a region.
    • subtropical
    • the water cycle over a long period of time
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    How does the water cycle influence weather?

    • it controls the distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere
    • it ensures we have water to drink
    • it causes runoff and lakes to increase in size
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    What increases the speed of evaporation and the amount of water vapor in the air?

    • the sun
    • additional water in the water cycle
    • additional humidity in the air
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    When the humidity is high, the chance for precipitation and thunderstorms ______.

    • increases
    • decreases
    • stay the same
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    What is a factor that helps us classify a climate?

    • precipitation levels
    • animal ages
    • pollution levels
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    Changes in ______ happen as different air masses move in and out of a region.

    • weather
    • gulf streams
    • jet streams
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    ________ are large bodies of air with the same temperature, moisture, and pressure

    • air masses
    • fronts
    • clouds
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    The movement of one air mass affects another air mass. When one air mass meets another it forms a

    • front
    • climate
    • air mass
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    A cold front is the _______.

    • the leading edge of colder air that is replacing warmer air.
    • the leading edge of warmer air that is replacing cooler air.
    • none of above
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    A cold front generally moves from ______.

    • northwest to southeast
    • west to east
    • east to west
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    When a cold front passes through temperatures will ______.

    • decrease
    • increase
    • remain the same
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    Warm fronts cause _______.

    • warmer temperatures and more humidity
    • decrease in temperature and increase in humidity
    • decreases in temperatures and humidity
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    What is density?

    • the amount of matter in an object and how heavy something is.
    • the amount of moisture in the air.
    • a cold front.
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    Cold air ______.

    • is more dense than warm air
    • is less dense than warm air
    • rises
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    On clear days the temperature is usually ______.

    • warmer
    • cooler
    • more humid
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    The weight of the air above Earth’s surface.

    • air pressure
    • radiation
    • wind
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    occurs when the air pressure is greater than surrounding areas. It usually means clear and dry weather. It also causes cooler temperatures.

    • high pressure
    • low pressure
    • wind
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    Usually means wet weather and warmer temperatures

    • low pressure
    • high pressure
    • wind direction
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    A forecast is _______.

    • a prediction of future weather
    • the definition of a climate
    • a typer of weather
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    Air that is in motion causes ______.

    • wind
    • high pressure
    • low pressure
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    If two air masses that are next to eachother have large differences in pressure they create _______.

    • strong winds
    • radiation
    • friction
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    The sun heats the Earth’s surface?

    • unevenly
    • evenly
    • none of above
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    ____ are water droplets or ice crystals in the air.

    • clouds
    • evaporation
    • runoff
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    Clouds commonly form at ______ and around areas of low pressure.

    • along fronts
    • after the water cycle
    • inside air masses
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    Clear nights are generally ____ than nights where there is cloud cover.

    • cooler
    • warmer
    • dry
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    _______ likely where two different air masses meet at a frontal boundary.

    • precipitation is
    • weather is
    • the water cycle is
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    What is a trend?

    • data patterns
    • condensation
    • climate records
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    Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach?

    • The temperature over air and the land change
    • The warm air over land sinks and stays there
    • The warm air over water sinks and stays there
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    What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

    • rain
    • clear skies
    • sunny

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