5th Grade Effects of the Atmosphere

In in a cold front, the cold air pushes under the warm air and ___________ weather is likely.

• sunny

• no change

• stormy

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An air mass is ____________________.

• a large region of air that has different temperatures and levels of humidity.

• where thunderstorms form.

• a large region of air that has similar temperature and humidity.

• where clouds form.

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How can elevation effect temperature and precipitation?

• Elevation has no effect on temperature or precipitation.

• Elevation effects precipitation, but not temperature.

• Elevation effects temperature, but not precipitation.

• Higher elevations tend to have colder temperatures and more precipitation.

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Which two Earth systems interact during a thunderstorm?

• Hydrosphere and geosphere

• Atmosphere and geosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere

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Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a given _____________________.

• stationary front

• season

• warm front

• time and place

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The ______________ includes all the gases around Earth.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• crust

A __________is the boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures and humidity levels.

• climate

• front

• fissure

• weather

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_____________ occur on land when warm, dry air interacts with warm, humid air.

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Landslides

• Tornadoes

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Climate _____________.

• changes day to day.

• is impossible to predict.

• is average weather pattern over time for a given place.

Which statement describes how clouds form?

• Water evaporates from the surface of the Earth and then condenses around tiny particles of dust to form clouds.

• Snow from the surfaces of the Earth hangs in the air.

• Dust particles float around in higher elevations.

• Gases such as nitrogen and helium combust in the atmosphere.

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