weather climate 5th grade

Which statement best describes runoff?

• water vapor cools off and changes into water droplets.

• water in the from of rain,snow sleet, or hail falls from cloud.

• precipitation that falls to earth ultimately flows over land into lakes, streams, and river

• water from the oceans and the surface of the earth changes into water vapor.

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Sometimes the weather in North Carolina is affected by air masses moving from the Gulf of Mexico. Which best describes these air masses

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• warm and dry

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what do meteorologists depend on to forecast and approaching storms?

• air pressure

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed

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Most warm and cold air masses that enter North Carolina are moved by global winds. Which global winds are responsible for most of the local weather in North Carolina?

• northeast trade

• southeast trade

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

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Which is most likely part of a weather station in a school?

• balance scales

• magnifying lens

• rain gauge

• telescope

A student picks up a glass of ice water and her hand gets wet. What most likely caused her hand to get wet?

• The table was wet.

• The water in the glass evaporated.

• Some of the ice in the water melted.

• Condensation formed on the outside of the glass.

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During evaporation, which change best describes what happens to water

• A gas changes to a liquid.

• A gas changes to a solid

• A liquid changes to a gas

• A liquid changes to a solid

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Where do climate conditions cause hurricanes to become larger and more powerful

• over warm water

• over cold water

• over mountains

• over dry flat lands

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Which factor is most helpful in determining where a thunderstorm is coming from and where it may go?

• humidity

• wind speed

• wind direction

• amount of rainfall

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If a tropical storm forms off the west coast of Africa, what effect will the storm most likely have on weather in the eastern of north america

• a reduction in the probability of severe winter weather

• an increase in the probability of severe winter weather

• a reduction in the probability of a hurricane

• an increase in the probability of a hurricane

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