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Weather Watch Unit Test Grade 5 Alberta

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The push of air on the earth is called?

a)

rises

b)

weather vane

c)

air pressure

d)

Celsius

e)

anemometer

2.

In Canada, we measure temperature with a ?

a)

rises

b)

weather vane

c)

air pressure

d)

anemometer

e)

thermometer

3.

Warm air?

a)

rises

b)

weather vane

c)

air pressure

d)

anemometer

e)

thermometer

4.

A (An) ? is an instrument that shows wind direction.

a)

rises

b)

weather vane

c)

air pressure

d)

anemometer

e)

thermometer

5.

Wind speed is measured with an instrument called?

a)

rises

b)

weather vane

c)

air pressure

d)

anemometer

e)

thermometer

6.

Name one of the four forms of precipitation?

(a)  

7.

Name a second form of precipitation?

(a)  

8.

Name a third form of precipitation?

(a)  

9.

Name a fourth form of precipitation?

(a)  

10.

Which of these is NOT an instrument to measure weather conditions?

a)

kilometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

11.

A cloud that usually brings rain is

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

altostratus

d)

cumulonimbus

12.

When would the sun's rays be MOST concentrated?

a)

10 am

b)

10 pm

c)

12 noon

d)

12 midnight

13.

In which situation would you expect the ground to be the hottest?

a)

at 10 am in a grass field

b)

at 12 noon under the trees

c)

at 3 pm in the sandbox

d)

at 12 noon in the sandbox

14.

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

a)

climate is short term, weather is long term

b)

weather is short term, climate is long term

c)

weather is where you are, climate is someplace else

d)

weather the bad elements, climate is the good ones

15.

Which of these does NOT affect the climate in a negative way?

a)

acid rain

b)

composting

c)

deforestation

d)

greenhouse effect

16.

You are packing clothes to go to the Arctic in January. Which is the most important thing you would test the clothes for (2)?

a)

insulation

b)

waterproofing

c)

wind resistance

d)

crease resistance

17.

Dew forms when

a)

cold, dry air meets warm ground

b)

cold, moist air meets cold ground

c)

warm, moist air meets cold ground

d)

warm, moist air meets warm ground

18.

John wants to find out if he can fly a kite today. The best device for determining this would be:

a)

a barometer

b)

a wind vane

c)

a thermometer

d)

an anemometer

19.

Supercooled rain that freezes on cold surfaces upon contact

a)

cloud

b)

climate

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

drought

e)

sleet

20.

A serious shortage of precipitation

a)

cloud

b)

climate

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

drought

e)

sleet

21.

A mass of water droplets or ice crystals up in the sky

a)

cloud

b)

climate

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

drought

e)

sleet

22.

The average rain of weather conditions at any place that occur over a long period of time.

a)

cloud

b)

climate

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

drought

e)

sleet

23.

A towering cloud that extends upward to levels of 6-7 km above the earth's surface. Strong updrafts and down drafts are associated with this cloud generating heavy rain and often hail. Lightning and thunder are also characteristics of this cloud

a)

cloud

b)

climate

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

drought

e)

sleet

24.

measures air pressure

a)

anemometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

nephoscope

d)

wind vane

e)

barometer

25.

measures the wind speed

a)

anemometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

nephoscope

d)

wind vane

e)

barometer

26.

measures the amount of moisture in the air

a)

anemometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

nephoscope

d)

wind vane

e)

barometer

27.

used to observe the direction and speed of cloud movement

a)

anemometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

nephoscope

d)

wind vane

e)

barometer

28.

indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing

a)

anemometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

nephoscope

d)

wind vane

e)

barometer

29.

Which of the following are causes of the Green house Effect?

a)

burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees

b)

burning fossil fuels and growing trees

c)

cutting down trees and watering poisonous plants

d)

growing trees and termites

30.

Which is NOT an effect of global warming?

a)

unpredictable weather and more storm floods and hurricanes

b)

droughts

c)

drastic changes in climates could turn dry ares into deserts

d)

freeze homes in the north and south poles

31.

This occurs when the temperature is warmer than 0 C and the water vapour

a)

snow

b)

sleet

c)

rain

d)

hail

32.

This occurs when tiny ice particles collect water while moving up and down through a section of cloud colder than 0 C

a)

snow

b)

sleet

c)

rain

d)

hail

33.

This forms of precipitation is a mixture of liquid and solid

a)

snow

b)

sleet

c)

rain

d)

hail

34.

Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

a)

fog

b)

sleet

c)

rain

d)

hail

35.

These are puffy white clouds that are common sight on a sunny afternoon.

a)

fog

b)

cumulus cloud

c)

nimbostratus clouds

d)

cirrus clouds

36.

These thick gray clouds usually mean lousy weather

a)

fog

b)

cumulus clouds

c)

nimbostratus clouds

d)

cirrus clouds

37.

These clouds usually mean dry, clear weather

a)

fog

b)

cumulus clouds

c)

nimbostratus clouds

d)

cirrus clouds

38.

We live in a ? climate

a)

polar

b)

desert

c)

temperate

d)

sunny

39.

Which factor(s) affects climate?

a)

how close you live to the equator

b)

oceans that surround where you live

c)

how high or low you live from sea level

d)

all of the above

40.

What type of climate is not too hot or too cold?

a)

polar climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

temperate climate

d)

desert climate

41.

What type of climate is dry climate; not much rain?

a)

polar climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

temperate climate

d)

desert climate

42.

What type of climate is the coldest climate?

a)

polar climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

temperate climate

d)

desert climate

43.

What type of climate is warm and wet climate all year?

a)

polar climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

temperate climate

d)

desert climate

44.

Weather usually does not remain constant from hour to hour.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

The amount of heating that occurs is greatest at the equator where the rays of sun are most direct

a)

true

b)

false

46.

The movement of water from the ocean into the air and eventually back to the ocean is called the water cycle.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Brazil is a desert climate

a)

true

b)

false

48.

Cumulonimbus clouds mean dry, clear weather

a)

true

b)

false

49.

We live in temperate climate

a)

true

b)

false

50.

Acid rain is caused by the pollution of cars and factories

a)

true

b)

false

51.

Deforestation means growing more trees so animals can have homes

a)

true

b)

false

52.

The Greenhouse Effect has nothing to do with climate.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Snowflakes are 8-sided

a)

true

b)

false

54.

Weather and climate affects are daily lives.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

Earth has four kinds of climate regions.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Climate is an area's weather patterns over a long period of time

a)

true

b)

false

57.

The temperature at which water vapour condenses is known as the

a)

sleet

b)

dew point

c)

saturated

d)

anemometer

e)

humidity

58.

Name the form of precipitation that is a mixture of liquid and solid

a)

sleet

b)

dew point

c)

saturated

d)

anemometer

e)

humidity

59.

The air is said to be ? when relative humidity is 100%

a)

sleet

b)

dew point

c)

saturated

d)

anemometer

e)

humidity

60.

The amount of water vapour in the air is known as

a)

sleet

b)

dew point

c)

saturated

d)

anemometer

e)

humidity

61.

Measures the wind speed in km/h

a)

sleet

b)

dew point

c)

saturated

d)

anemometer

e)

humidity

62.

Water falling from the sky is called

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

fog

d)

precipitation

e)

meteorologist

63.

When liquid turns into a gas

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

fog

d)

precipitation

e)

meteorologist

64.

When water vapour turns into a liquid

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

fog

d)

precipitation

e)

meteorologist

65.

A person who studies weather is called a

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

fog

d)

precipitation

e)

meteorologist

66.

Clouds that form near to the ground are known as

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

fog

d)

precipitation

e)

meteorologist