5th Grade Weather Review

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Weather refers to...

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atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place.

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Climate is...

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the average weather over a long period of time in a region.

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How does the water cycle influence weather?

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It controls the distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere.

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What increases the speed of evaporation and the amount of water vapor in the air? Options: additional water in the water cycle, additional humidity in the air, the sun, the amount of moisture in the air

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the sun

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When the humidity is high, the chance for precipitation and thunderstorms...

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increases

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What is a factor that helps us classify a climate? Options: animal ages, pollution levels, human population levels, precipitation levels

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precipitation levels

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True or false: weather changes daily and perhaps hourly.

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true

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Changes in ______ happen as different air masses move in and out of a region.

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weather

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________ are large bodies of air with the same temperature, moisture, and pressure.

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air masses

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The movement of one air mass affects another air mass. When one air mass meets another it forms a

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