Worksheets5th Grade Weather
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach?
a)
The warm air over land sinks and stays there
b)
The warm air over water sinks and stays there
c)
The temperature over air and the land change
d)
Cool air links over the land and stays there
2.
How does air move?
a)
Warm air rises and cool air sinks
b)
Warm air sinks and cool air rises
3.
What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?
a)
Warm temps
b)
Cool temps
c)
Clear conditions
d)
Cloudy conditions
4.
What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?
a)
Rain
b)
Clear Skies
c)
Sunny
5.
What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?
a)
Warm temps
b)
Cool temps
c)
Clear conditions
d)
Cloudy conditions
6.
What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?
a)
Rain
b)
Clear skies
7.
How do air masses move across the US?
a)
The trade winds move the air masses from west to east
b)
The jet stream moves air masses from west to east
c)
The trade winds move the air masses from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
d)
The Gulf Stream air moves around the Gulf of Mexico
8.
How does wind move?
a)
From area of high pressure to low pressure
b)
From areas of low pressure to high pressure
9.
Why do we have winds on Earth?
a)
Because of the trade winds
b)
Because of Earth's orbit around the Sun
c)
Because earth receives the sun's rays unevenly
10.
Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?
a)
Wind direction
b)
Air pressure
c)
Precipitation
d)
Location
11.
What kind of season would you experience in the Northern Hemisphere in December?
a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
spring
12.
What kind of season would you experience in the southern hemisphere in December?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
13.
Which characteristic best describes the jet stream?
a)
Rotates air in a high pressure system
b)
It separates air from the equator
c)
It forms a boundary between cold and warm air masses
d)
It is the air around a tornado funnel
14.
Which of the below describes El Nino's impact on the earth?
a)
Strong winds
b)
cold, icy conditions
c)
Droughts, flooding, warmer ocean temps
15.
How is North Carolina affected when the jet stream is above the state?
a)
NC will have warmer weather
b)
NC will have colder weather
c)
NC will have tropical weather
d)
NC will have mild weather
16.
How is NC affected when the jet stream is below the state?
a)
NC will have warmer weather
b)
NC will have colder weather
c)
NC will have tropical weather
d)
NC will have mild weather
17.
Which process changes water from a liquid to a gas?
a)
precipitation
b)
cooling
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
18.
What is the cause of rising surface temps of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the Western US, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
a)
the Gulf Stream
b)
the jet stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
19.
Which of the following is an example of condensation in the water cycle?
a)
clouds forming in the atmosphere
b)
drops of water falling through the air
c)
puddles disappearing on a hot day
d)
streams flowing into rivers
20.
Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next?
a)
Rain wil fall
b)
Hurricanes will form
c)
Lightning will strike
d)
Hail will form
21.
This is the day to day change in temperature, precipitation, wind and air pressure
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
wind
22.
This is the long term patterns over a period of time in an area
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
atmosphere
d)
wind
23.
water that falls to the earth
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
24.
Where 2 air masses meet is called ______?
a)
maritime
b)
low pressure
c)
front
d)
high pressure
25.
Used to measure humidity
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
anemometer
26.
used to measure wind speed
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
hygrometer
27.
used to measure the direction of wind
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
28.
used to measure air pressure
a)
hygrometer
b)
anemometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
29.
This is an example of what type of front on a weather map?
a)
Stationary
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
30.
On a weather map this symbol means what?
a)
Stationary
b)
Occluded
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
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