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Worksheets{5th Grade} Weather Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which correctly describes El Nino?
An unusual cooling of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
A cold current in the atmosphere that flows across the United States
An unusual warming of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
A warm ocean current that flows across the United States
Which will MOST LIKELY bring clouds and precipitation that will last for several days?
High pressure area
Cold front
Stationary front
Warm front
Which BEST describes cirrus clouds?
Big, dark clouds that bring rain and thunder
Low gray clouds that cover the whole sky
Puffy, white clouds seen in sunny weather
High, wispy clouds made up of ice crystals
Which tool measures air pressure?
Thermometer
Wind vane
Anometer
Barometer
In which way are evaporation and condensation similar?
Both cause increases in air tempurature
Both cause decreases in the air tempurarature
Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere
Both are caused by changes in heat and energy
After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?
Because the temperatures over land and over water change
Because cool air sinks and stays in place over land
Because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land
Because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean
What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?
North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions
North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather
North Carolina will experience mild weather
North Carolina will experience cold weather
What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
El Nino
La Nina
The Gulf Stream
The Jet Stream
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. What type of weather will most likely result?
Cloudy skies and rainy weather
Heavy snow and ice
Clear skies and cold temperatures
Clear skies and hot temperatures
One morning, Jane notices drops of water on the outside of a window. Later in the day, she notices that the drops have disappeared. What most likely caused the drops to disappear?
The water condensed on the plants around the house
The water cooled enough to turn into water vapor
Wind blowing on the window turned the water into vapor
Energy from the sun caused the water to evaporate
What must occur before clouds can form?
Water vapor most lose heat energy
Water vapor must get warmer
Precipitation must begin to fall and runoff
Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere
Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?
It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass
It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane
It forces the hot air across the equator to rise in areas in North America
It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring into this area?
Stormy
Sunny
Rainy
Snowy
Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August?
Summer
Spring
Winter
Fall
A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change?
The mass of the balloon stays the same because warming decreases the mass enough to cancel out the effect of increasing the size
The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has changed
The mass of the balloon increases because the tempurature has increased
The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas in the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up
Which has the greatest affect on wind speed?
Wind direction
Precipitation
Air pressure
Cloud cover
Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?
The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States
The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States
The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream
Which will most likely result from a low pressure weather system?
Warm temperatures
Cloudy conditions
Cool temperatures
Clear conditions
Which is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Condensation
