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Weather Unit Grade 5
Test Description: Weather Unit 5th Grade (NC)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is the correct definition of air pressure?
A
The forces put on a given area by the weight of the air above it.
B
The boundary where two fronts meet.
C
The curve of the wind due to earth's rotation.
D
The line on a weather map connecting places with the same pressure.
2) Which tool is used to measure air pressure?
A
Barometer
B
Anemometer
C
Wind vane
D
Thermometer
3) What kind of air pressure creates happy weather?
A
Low Air Pressure
B
Cold Front
C
High Air Pressure
D
Warm Front
4) A cloud that is puffy with a flat bottom is known as a ____ cloud.
A
Cirrus
B
Cumulonimbus
C
Cumulus
D
Stratus
5) ____ clouds are gray clouds that cover the entire sky like a blanket.
A
Cumulonimbus
B
Cumulus
C
Stratus
D
Cirrus
6) When you see ____ clouds it means the weather will be changing soon.
A
Stratus
B
Cirrus
C
Cumulonimbus
D
Cumulus
7) What direction does weather flow?
A
East to West
B
South to North
C
North to South
D
West to East
8) Which of these is an air current?
A
Gulf Stream
B
El Nino
C
La Nina
D
Jet Stream
9) Which of these always forms over water?
A
Tornado
B
Hurricane
C
Twister
D
Thunderstorm
10) Which front brings light precipitation for several days?
A
Warm Front
B
Stationary Front
C
Occluded Front
D
Cold Front
11) Polar Easterlies are winds that form at the ____ and they blow east to west.
A
Poles
B
Canada
C
Tropics
D
Equator
12) Trade winds are located near the ____ and blow east to west.
A
Equator
B
Poles
C
Tropics
D
Canada
13) The prevailing westerlies are global winds that cause weather in the US to blow ____.
A
West to east
B
North to south
C
East to west
D
South to north
14) This changes daily.
A
Climate
B
Snow
C
Weather
D
Sun
15) This is the general weather for a long period of time.
A
Weather
B
Sun
C
Snow
D
Climate
16) The ____ is a warm ocean current that warms up the east coast of the US and parts of Europe.
A
Current
B
El Nino
C
Gulf Stream
D
La Nina
17) A ____ is a flow of air or water in a particular direction.
A
El Nino
B
Current
C
La Nina
D
Gulf Stream
18) The ____ is a current of fast moving air high up in our atmosphere.
A
El Nino
B
Jet Stream
C
La Nina
D
Gulf Stream
19) If the ____ did not exist parts of Europe would be much colder, like Canada.
A
Jet Stream
B
La Nina
C
El Nino
D
Gulf Stream
20) Above the ____ it is cooler and below it the weather is warmer.
A
La Nina
B
Jet Stream
C
El Nino
D
Gulf Stream
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