5th Grade Weather Review

Weather refers to...

• changes in the atmosphere that occur over long periods of time.
• water cycles in the atmosphere
• atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place. 
• predictable patterns in the water cycle.

Climate is...

• subtropical
• the average weather over a long period of time in a region.
• the water cycle over a long period of time
• the circulation of energy in the atmosphere

How does the water cycle influence weather?

• it controls the distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere
• it ensures we have water to drink
• it causes runoff and lakes to increase in size
• it is not important at all

What increases the speed of evaporation and the amount of water vapor in the air?

• additional water in the water cycle
• additional humidity in the air
• the sun
• the amount of moisture in the air

What is a factor that helps us classify a climate?

• animal ages
• pollution levels
• human population levels
• precipitation levels

True or false: weather changes daily and perhaps hourly.

• true
• false

A cold front is the 

• the leading edge of warmer air that is replacing cooler air. 
• the leading edge of colder air that is replacing warmer air. 

When a cold front passes through temperatures will 

• increase
• decrease
• remain the same
• spike temporarily

Warm fronts cause 

• decreases in temperatures and humidity
• increase in temperature and decreases in humidity
• warmer temperatures and more humidity
• decrease in temperature and increase in humidity

This represents 

• the gulf stream
• jet streams
• a cold front
• a warm front