5.E.1.2 Predicting the Weather

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?

• fair
• humid
• foggy
• stormy

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will arrive within the next 24 hours. Which weather condition will this system likely bring?

• stormy
• sunny
• snowy
• hot

Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States moves from

• north to south
• south to north
• west to east
• east to west

Which type of cloud is mostly often visible during fair weather?

• altostratus
• cirrus
• cumulonimbus
• stratus

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which information would be most helpful in determining the climate of an area?

• news of yesterday's weather
• today's forecast
• temperature records from the previous month
• local weather station weather records from the last ten years

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

• massive tornado 
• a severe hailstorm
• steady rain showers 
• dangerous thunderstorms

Which best explains why 
it is important for people 
to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

• Cumulonimbus  clouds  can cause mild  showers. 
• Cumulonimbus  clouds can cause  severe thunderstorms. 
• Cumulonimbus  clouds form near  Earth’s surface, causing fog. 
• Cumulonimbus clouds  form when the  temperature is below  freezing. 

Which instrument is 
used to record 
average precipitation? 

• anemometer
• rain gauge
• wind vane
• barometer

What weather change is most likely 
to happen
 if air pressure is falling? 

• The weather will become warmer.
• The weather will become stormy.
• The weather will become cooler.
• The weather will become fair.