ESS.5.1.2 (5.E.1.2) #7 Schoolnet

The forecast said a high pressure system will arrive this weekend. Benito

and his friends want to go camping. Should they plan to go?

• Yes, the high pressure system will create clear, sunny skies.

• No, the high pressure system will create storm clouds and tornadoes.

• Yes, the high pressure system will create skies filled with cumulus

  clouds.

• No, the high pressure system will increase humidity and cause rain clouds to form.

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Johnny has written in his weather journal that it has been hot and dry

the last few days. The weather forecast is for another hot, dry air mass

to enter the area. Which will Johnny most likely observe when the air

mass arrives?

• days of continuous rain

• thunderstorms with hail

• clear skies with few clouds

• an increase in cirrus clouds

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Which type of weather most likely occurs in a high pressure area?

• clear

• foggy

• rainy

• snowy

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Which method of collecting weather data is most likely to be accurate?

• collecting daily from the same place at the same time

• collecting daily from different places at different times

• collecting weekly from different places at the same time

• collecting weekly from the same place at different times

Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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The weather forecast in today’s newspaper predicts rain throughout the entire day. Which describes how the sky will most likely look?

• sunny and clear of clouds

• mostly sunny with a few wispy clouds

• partly sunny with many puffy clouds

• mostly covered in low, heavy clouds

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Today the weather is rainy and warm. The weather forecast is that it will be cold during the night. Which will most likely be observed while the front moves through the area?

• an increase in humidity

• dry and clear conditions

• winds blowing from the south

• an increase in thunderstorms

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Which is the most useful data scientists can use to help determine

drought conditions?

• weather radar and satellite pictures

• wind speed records and temperature records

• rainfall measurement and barometric pressure

• rainfall measurement and lake and river water levels

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

• a news report of yesterday’s weather

• today’s data from a school weather station

• temperature records from the previous month

• local weather station weather records from the last ten years

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A class observes high, feathery clouds during their data collection. Which student’s conclusion is most reasonable?

• Anita says the feathery clouds are rain clouds, and it will rain in the next few hours.

• Stacy says the feathery clouds will remain stationary and bring no rain over the next few days.

• Tyree says high clouds mean skies are clearing, and there will be

  sunny skies the next few days.

• John says high clouds mean a front is coming and will bring clouds and rain in the next few days.

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