5th Grade NC Science Review 5.E

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Which most affects the temperature of an area? Options: precipitation, humidity, latitude, vegetation

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latitude

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Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system? Options: warm temperatures, cloudy conditions, clear conditions, cool temperatures

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cloudy conditions

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Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud? Options: fair, humid, foggy, stormy

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fair

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Which type of cloud is mostly often visible during fair weather? Options: altostratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus, stratus

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cirrus

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Which type of weather would most likely accompany dark nimbostratus clouds?

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steady rain showers

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Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

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west to east

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Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather. Which causes these patterns to exist? Options: mountain ranges, greenhouse gases, holes in the ozone layer, unequal heating of the Earth

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unequal heating of the Earth

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Which explains the high precipitation levels in areas near the equator? Options: The equator has very little wind, which causes rain-filled clouds to remain still for longer periods of time, The equator has stronger winds that cause clouds filled with precipitation to burst, resulting in precipitation, At the equator, warmer conditions create an increase in evaporation.  Evaporation leads to more precipitation., At the equator, warmer conditions create a decrease in evaporation.  Less evaporation leads to more precipitation. 

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At the equator, warmer conditions create an increase in evaporation.  Evaporation leads to more precipitation.

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How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of the southeastern United States?

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Warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

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Which best explains what type of weather the Gulf Stream usually brings to North Carolina? Options: increased wind speed, increased air pressure, increased temperature, increased evaporation

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increased temperature