Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?

Temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long.

Temperatures along the equator vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter.

Temperatures along the equator are consistently cool all year long.

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms.

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers.

Cumulonimbus clouds form near Earth’s surface, causing fog.

Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

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

Rainfall measurement and lake and river water levels

Weather radar and satellite pictures

Wind speed records and temperature records

Rainfall measurement and barometric pressure

The graphs below show monthly temperature and precipitation data.

Next year, the coldest months will have the least precipitation.

Next year, the warmest months will have the most precipitation.

Next year, the warmest months will have the least precipitation.

Next year, the coldest months will have the most precipitation.

Why do scientists collect data about the amount of water vapor in the air?

to predict wind speed and direction

to determine atmospheric pressure

What would most likely be the weather conditions in January?

temperature decreases, precipitation increases

temperature increases, precipitation increases

temperature increases, precipitation decreases

temperature decreases, precipitation decreases

Which could be a challenge for a small animal living in a grassland ecosystem?

The flat terrain makes it easy for predators to spot prey.

The frozen ground is too hard to serve as shelter.

The extreme temperatures require thick skin and heavy fur.

The high amounts of precipitation create excess water resources.

Which action can reduce the amount of garbage produced by humans?

recycling and reusing materials

dumping the garbage in the ocean

Using the diagram, which statement is MOST likely true?

The cordgrass provides shelter for the periwinkle snail.

The Sun directly provides energy to the heron.

The oysters find shelter in the cordgrass.

The marsh crab uses the terrapin for food.

Which statement best compares forest ecosystems to grassland ecosystems?

Forest ecosystems receive more precipitation than grassland ecosystems.

Forest ecosystems have higher average temperatures than grassland ecosystems.

Grassland ecosystems receive more precipitation than forest ecosystems.

What is an example of a shelter in an ecosystem?

a gray squirrel eating an acorn

In a grassland ecosystem, if the population of eagles suddenly decreased, what will most likely be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem?

The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes.

There will be a decrease in the population of snakes in the ecosystem.

The nutrition of the soil in the ecosystem will decrease.

More types of plants will begin growing in the ecosystem.

Which best describes how heat changes the state of a substance?

Heat causes the molecules of a substance to spread out into a new arrangement.

Heat destroys the molecules in a substance.

Heat steals the molecules from cold substances.

Heat absorbs the molecules of a substance and releases them once they cool.

Water is being boiled on the stove. What is the change that is taking place?

A liquid is changing into a gas.

A solid is changing into a gas.

A solid is changing into a liquid.

Which is an example of conduction?

A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.

Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.

The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.

When Joey put the milk away, he accidentally put it in the freezer. The next morning he tried to pour milk on his cereal and realized his mistake. Which statement best explains what happened to the milk?

The milk had frozen and became a solid.

The milk had frozen and became a vapor.

The milk had evaporated and became a solid.

The milk had evaporated and became a vapor.

Popcorn is made from corn kernels. What occurs when kernels are heated in a microwave?

The kernels become hard and brittle.

The kernels stick together to form a ball.

Joann fries an egg each morning in a metal frying pan with a rubber-coated handle. Which best explains why the handle of the frying pan is coated with rubber?

Rubber is a poor conductor of heat.

Rubber is cheap to manufacture.

Which best explains why children do not look identical to their mothers?

They inherit some of their characteristics from their mother and some from their father.

They inherit all of their characteristics from their fathers.

They inherit all of their characteristics from their grandparents.

They inherit some of their characteristics from their brothers and sisters.

April is a fifth grade girl. She has short brown hair and brown eyes. She also loves to read and play volleyball. Based on these characteristics, which can most likely be concluded about April’s parents?

One of April’s parents has brown hair.

April’s parents are athletic.

April’s parents own a lot of books.

One of April’s parents has short hair.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Land heats up faster during the day than water does. As the beach gets warm during the day, it heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cool air from the ocean is pulled in to replace it. So, air flows from the ocean to the land. At night, the land cools faster than the ocean. What MOST likely happens to the air at the beach at night?

A. The air is still.

B. The air moves along the coast.

C. The air flows from the ocean to the land.

D. The air flows from the land to the ocean.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which has the greatest effect on the temperature of a region?

A. the amount of plants it has

B. the amount of rainfall it gets

C. the amount of humans it has

D. the amount of sunlight it gets

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?

Cloud cover decreases temperatures.

Cloud cover increases temperatures.

Cloud cover causes temperatures to change rapidly.

Cloud cover causes temperatures to rise and fall constantly.

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30 sec • 1 pt

How will freezing air temperatures most likely affect rain as it falls through the air?

It will change to fog.

It will change to hail.

It will change to sleet.

It will continue to fall as rain.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

cold

hot

rainy

sunny

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

clear and dry

sunny and cold

sunny with high winds

cloudy with precipitation

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the data?

July is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

July is rainy in the Northern Hemisphere and dry in the Southern Hemisphere.

July is the coldest month of the year in Sydney, Australia.

July is the warmest month of the year in Los Angeles, CA.

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Quiz on Weather and Science Experiments

Which has the greatest effect on the temperature of a region?

Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?

How will freezing air temperatures most likely affect rain as it falls through the air?

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the data?

Which most affects the temperature of an area?

When a high pressure system and a low pressure system meet, which usually occurs?

Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?

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