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WorksheetsSC.5.E.7.3 Weather & Climate Part 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the difference between sleet and hail?
Sleet is usually part of a thunderstorm, and hail comes from thin layers of rain clouds.
Sleet is smaller than hail and usually falls in the winter, while hail usually falls in the summer.
Sleet and hail are the same except that sleet falls in the summer and hail usually falls in the winter.
Sleet is snow that forms as it falls through cold air, and hail is rain that freezes when is hits the ground.
What are forms of precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, condensation
rain, snow, sleet, hail
sleet, runoff, rain, precipitation
hail, snow, rain, high pressure
Which answer choice correctly lists environments from most dry to least dry?
desert, tundra, grassland, rainforest
grassland, rainforest, desert, tundra
tundra, rainforest, grassland, desert
rainforest, grassland, tundra, desert
Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in a warm, sunny day?
62 degrees, light winds, low humidity
low humidity, 20 degrees, light clouds
82 degrees, high pressure, 5mph winds
85 degrees, heavy clouds, high humidity
Which of the following best describes what clouds are made of?
fog that has risen from the ground
large amounts of water that has evaporated
water vapor that has condensed into droplets
rain or snow that has been pushed by wind
Which answer best explains why clouds usually form high in the sky?
It is cold enough there for the water vapor to begin condensing.
It is warm enough there for evaporated water to expand into clouds.
It is dry enough there for precipitation to form from condensed water vapor.
It is windy enough there for water droplets to get pushed together into clouds.
In the rainforest, it rains almost daily, but it does not in the desert. What is one factor that makes this possible?
The desert has higher temperatures than the rainforests.
In the rainforests there low air pressure, while in the desert there is high air pressure.
In the rainforests, there is high humidity while in the desert there is low humidity.
The desert has higher winds which causes sand storms to form blocking the rain.
This is a weather map showing high and low pressure systems. The lines show air pressure masses. Which additional information would help complete a description of current weather conditions?
Monthly high temperatures and average wind speeds
Monthly amounts of precipitation
Yearly averages of wind speeds and how many days of rain
Current temperature and the wind speeds
Which conditions are most likely to produce hail?
Hot temperatures, few clouds and light winds
warm temperatures, cloudy, no wind
cold temperatures, lots of clouds, light wind
cooling temperatures, high clouds, strong winds
One evening Linda looks out her window and watches falling precipitation. The temperature is 83°F, and the wind speed is 3 miles per hour to the east. What type of precipitation does Linda most likely see?
rain
snow
sleet
hail
What causes snow to remain on the highest mountain even throughout the summer?
temperature
altitude
air pressure
condensation
Which best describes the tropical zone?
high average rainfall and high average temperatures
low average rainfall and high daytime temperatures
high average rainfall and moderate daily temperatures
low average rainfall and moderate daily temperatures
What kind day should you expect with high pressure, low humidity, and a few cumulus clouds?
rainy and cloudy
sunny and dry
sunny and humid
stormy and hot
What climate zone is usually sunny with summer rainstorms, is warm and humid, and does not have any snow?
polar
temperate
desert
tropical
The polar climate is
warm and dry.
cold and dry.
warm and wet.
warm and dry.
How does an area near the polar zone with warm ocean currents differ from another area in the same region but is not near warm ocean waters?
The area near the warm ocean will be warmer and wetter.
The area far from the ocean will be warmer and drier.
The area near the ocean will be colder and drier.
The area away from the ocean will be colder and wetter.
During the summer in Florida, some days the breeze hot and humid; while on other days the breeze is hot and dry. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the differences in the breezes?
Wind coming from the ocean is dry, and wind coming from inland is wet.
Wind coming from the ocean is humid, and wind coming from inland is dry.
Wind coming from the ocean is dry, and wind coming from inland is humid.
Wind coming from the ocean humid, and wind coming from inland is wet.
Which environment can be described as having high average rainfall and high average temperatures?
tundra
rainforest
mountain
desert
