Weather Forecasting 5.E.1.2

Weather Forcasting

5.E.1.2

Multiple Choice

The map is used to predict the weather for Tuesday.

Which city MOST likely will be clear and dry?

• Alexandria

• Shreveport

• New Orleans

• Lake Charles

Multiple Choice

The weather maps show temperatures and rain chances for four locations over a two-day period.

Rain chances increase in which numbered location?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The morning temperature in a city is 41°F. If a sunny, mild day is forecast, which temperature is most likely for 2:00 p.m.?

• 32 $\degree$ F

• 41 $\degree$ F

• 67 $\degree$ F

• 98 $\degree$ F

Multiple Choice

Some weather conditions are shown.

Weather Conditions

• Cold front moving in behind warm, moist air

• Heavy, constant winds

• Sudden hail

• Unstable atmosphere

Which type of severe event is MOST likely to occur during these weather conditions?

• blizzard

• hurricane

• tornado

• drought

Multiple Choice

Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States tends to move from

• north to south

• south to north

• west to east

• east to west

Multiple Choice

A cold front has just reached the area of Idaho that is marked with a star.

Which numbered point will the cold front MOST likely reach next?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The map below is used to predict the weather.

Students in which city will MOST likely want to wear a raincoat the next day?

• Denver

• Houston

• New York City

• Seattle

Multiple Choice

The weather map shows the weather in four states on the same day.

Based on this map, the weather in Ohio on the following day will MOST likely be

• foggy

• rainy

• snowy

• sunny

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows a weather map.

Which city is MOST likely to experience the cold front first?

• Athens

• Daytona

• Marietta

• Steubenville

Multiple Choice

Looking at the five-day forecast, the weather on Thursday will MOST likely be

• clear

• rainy

• cold

• windy

Multiple Choice

What kind of weather do these clouds bring

• snow

• thunderstorms

• steady rain

• a change coming soon

Multiple Select

A what temperature does water freeze? Choose ALL the correct answers.

• 32  $\degree$  F

• 32  $\degree$  C

• 0  $\degree$  C

• 0  $\degree$  F

Multiple Choice

What kind of weather is associated with a cold front.

• stratus clouds and long periods of rain

• thunderstorms, then stratus clouds and warmer temperatures

• stratus clouds, steady rain, an increase in temperature

• Thunderstorms, then clearing and cooler temperatures

Fill in the Blank

______clouds indicate fair weather.

cirrus

cumulus

stratus

nimbo

Multiple Choice

There is usually more cloud cover at higher altitudes, because water vapor condenses at cooler air temperatures.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Heavy cloud cover will make temperatures cooler at night.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What kind of clouds are associated with Thunderstorms

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• nimbostratus

• stratus

Multiple Select

Low pressure systems bring

• warmer temperatures

• cooler temperatures

• fair weather

• lousy weather

Multiple Select

High Pressure systems have the following characteristics

• fair weather

• warm temperatures

• cooler temperatures

• lousy weather

Multiple Select

High Pressure systems have the following characteristics

• fair weather

• warm temperatures

• cooler temperatures

• lousy weather