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WorksheetsWeather Science 5th
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does air move?
a)
Warm air rises and cool air sinks
b)
Warm air sinks and cool air rises
2.
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
3.
Which process changes water from a liquid to a gas?
a)
precipitation
b)
cooling
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
4.
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
5.
This is the day to day change in temperature, precipitation, wind and air pressure
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
wind
6.
water that falls to the earth
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
7.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
8.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
9.
Which arrow shows evaporation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
What letter represents condensation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
What is C representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
12.
What is D representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
13.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
14.
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
15.
When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?
a)
cold and dry
b)
fair and sunny
c)
clear and humid
d)
rainy and windy
16.
Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?
a)
temperatures along the equator vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter
b)
temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long
c)
temperatures along the equator are consistently cool all year long
d)
temperatures along the equator are consistently freezing all year long
17.
What two factors are needed to measure wind?
a)
direction and speed
b)
temperature and speed
c)
direction and temperature
d)
speed only
18.
If a weather system is moving from the Pacific coast to North Carolina, from which direction will the winds in North Carolina most likely blow?
a)
north
b)
west
c)
east
d)
south
19.
What type of clouds are responsible for thunderstorms?
a)
cirrus
b)
cirrostratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
20.
High air pressure is most often related to which type of weather?
a)
cool with clear skies
b)
humid with clear skies
c)
warm with cloudy skies
d)
humid with overcast skies
21.
Which type of weather most likely occurs in a high pressure area?
a)
clear
b)
foggy
c)
rainy
d)
snowy
22.
Which best describes the weather condition in which clouds touch the surface of Earth?
a)
dry
b)
foggy
c)
humid
d)
stormy
23.
Which is an effect of La Nina on North Carolina's summer weather?
a)
decreased winds
b)
decreased rainfall
c)
increased humidity
d)
increased temperature
24.
Which types of winds cause weather in North Carolina?
a)
polar easterlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
polar westerlies
d)
prevailing easterlies
25.
Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather. Which causes these patterns to exist?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
greenhouse gases
c)
holes in the ozone layer
d)
unequal heating of Earth
26.
How does the Gulf Stream affect weather conditions along the eastern coast of the United States?
a)
temperatures will decrease
b)
temperatures will increase
c)
more overcast skies
d)
it does not affect the east coast at all
27.
Which best describes El Nino?
a)
water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than usual and causes fewer hurricanes to form
b)
water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and causes more hurricanes to form
c)
water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted
d)
water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than usual and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted
28.
On a given day, which most affects the amount of rainfall an area if expected to receive?
a)
climate
b)
jet stream
c)
wind speed
d)
meteorologists
29.
How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of the southeastern United States?
a)
colder water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane
b)
colder water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane
c)
warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane
d)
warmer water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane
30.
Which weather conditions are associated with El Nino?
a)
increased temperature, increased precipitation
b)
decreased temperature, increased precipitation
c)
increased temperature, decreased precipitation
d)
decreased temperature, decreased precipitation
31.
Many summer storms in North Carolina are caused by air masses moving from which area?
a)
Virginia
b)
Africa
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Gulf of Mexico
32.
Which best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean normally off the coast of Africa?
a)
hurricanes
b)
tornados
c)
thunderstorms
d)
blizzards
33.
Which best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean normally off the coast of Africa?
a)
hurricanes
b)
tornados
c)
thunderstorms
d)
El Nino
34.
The factor that has the greatest effect on wind speed is...
a)
Air pressure
b)
Rainfall
c)
Air temperature
d)
Hurricane
35.
Analyze the thermometer.
What is the temperature?
What is the temperature?
a)
20 degrees Celsius
b)
25 degrees Celsius
c)
74 degrees Celsius
d)
76 degrees Celsius
36.
A farmer uses the tool shown to collect and measure the precipitation his farm receives.
What term identifies the tool used by the farmer?
What term identifies the tool used by the farmer?
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
37.
Ria collects data of average temperatures and average precipitation for Reidsville, NC, from January through December.
Which statement correctly describes the weather in Reidsville?
Which statement correctly describes the weather in Reidsville?
a)
July was the hottest and the wettest month.
b)
March was the hottest and the wettest month.
c)
January was the coldest and the driest month.
d)
February was the coldest and the driest month.
38.
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface.
Which object in the picture provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur?
Which object in the picture provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur?
a)
Cloud
b)
Lake
c)
Mountains
d)
Sun
39.
Which process is creating the low clouds in this image?
a)
accumulation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
40.
Which labeled processes change water from a liquid state to a vapor state?
a)
2 and 5
b)
1 and 4
c)
4 and 5
d)
1 and 3
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