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