5th Grade Science

Antonio observes the weather one afternoon. He claims that thunderstorms are likely. Which observation provides evidence that supports his claim?

• There is a light wind.

• The temperature is 23 degrees Celsius(75 degrees Fahrenheit).

• The winds are blowing from the east.

• The clouds are mainly cumulonimbus.

Answer explanation

The tall cumulonimbus cloud stretches from low heights to high heights. This kind of cloud has a flat top, and it often produces thunderstorms.

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What does the science tool anemometer measure?

• Wind direction.

• Wind speed.

• Rain depth and volume.

• Air temperature.

What is accumulation?

• When water vapor cools back into a liquid forming clouds.

• The evaporation of water from living things.

• Collecting of precipitation in rivers, oceans, ditches, or even clouds.

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls back to Earth from clouds.

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Which pair of processes help recharge an aquifer.

• rain falling on oceans and on land.

• glaciers breaking off and melting.

• snow and rain falling on land.

• melting glaciers and sea level rise.

Which claim explains how weather differs from climate?

• Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, and climate is weather conditions in an area over a longer period of time.

• Weather is atmospheric conditions in an area over a long period of time, and climate is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• Weather describes cloud cover and temperature at a given time and place, and climate describes precipitation and humidity at a given time and place.

• Weather describes precipitation and humidity at a given time and place, and climate describes cloud cover and temperature at a given time and place.

Clouds are categorized by their shape and their elevation. Which list shows cloud type in order from lowest to highest in the sky?

• cirrus, altocumulus, stratus

• cirrus, stratus, altocumulus

• stratus, altocumulus, cirrus

• stratus, cirrus, altocumulus

A tropical climate is closest to the equator.

• True

• False

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Which climate zone is most of the United States in?

• Polar

• Tropical

• Temperate

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What is a stationary front?

• Where two fronts meet but neither advances.

• A cold front overtakes a warm front separating warm air from its cyclone.

• Warm air moves in.

• Cooler air moves in pushing warm air up.

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A low pressure system is a mass of cool dry air that brings fair weather,light, wind, and sunny skies.

• True

• False

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