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