Weather and Climate 2
Authored by Rebecca Pearson
Science
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Olivia and Rafi look at a cloud in the sky. They know clouds are made of tiny droplets of water.
How did the cloud form?
Water evaporated to form water vapor, which Olivia and Rafi can see as clouds in the sky.
Water vapor expanded from lower in the atmosphere to form visible clouds.
Water vapor condensed into liquid droplets around particles in the atmosphere.
Salt water from the ocean evaporated to form salty clouds of tiny water droplets.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Theo and Ana observe the ocean at the beach. Which of their ideas correctly explains how the ocean affects the water cycle?
When ocean waves are large, high winds push clouds through the sky.
The temperature of the ocean affects the amount of water vapor in the air.
The ocean makes rain salty because salt evaporates with water from the ocean.
When the ocean is calm, more clouds form in the atmosphere.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Amani and Clara want to measure air temperature and humidity outside their school. Which two instruments should they use? Select two answer choices.
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
rain gauge
thermometer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Carlos notices that when the air temperature decreases, the air often feels drier. Which statement best explains this observation.
When air temperature decreases, water vapor is more likely to condense.
When air temperature decreases, water is more likely to evaporate.
When air temperature decreases, water droplets in clouds evaporate.
When air temperature decreases, the amount of water that evaporates decreases.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Every type of precipitation forms in a unique way. Which type of precipitation is caused when liquid water droplets repeatedly get pushed upward, then freeze and fall, growing bigger each time?
rain
sleet
snow
hail
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Amelia and Chao look out a classroom window at their school in Illinois. Amelia thinks that sleet is falling. Chao thinks hail is falling. What property of the precipitation is most useful for identifying it?
state of matter (solid, liquid, or gas)
size and shape
temperature
hardness
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Skailar and Zeda notice many dragonflies in a marshy area. However, when they visit the desert, there are few dragonflies.
Which of these conditions are most likely better for dragonflies?
dry and windy
wet and windy
hot and dry
wet and humid
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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