5th Grade Climate and Weather

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Tammy Butler
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Science
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5th Grade
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1K plays
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
The barometric pressure increases when colder air sinks toward the Earth and decreases when warmer air rises away from Earth. Which statement BEST explains the cause of rain?
The rising air cools down, forming water droplets
The rising air makes space below it for rain clouds
The rising air warms up, creating rain clouds
The rising air displaces the water droplets above it
2.
Multiple Choice
The forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following MOST helpful?
Average yearly precipitation
Today’s barometric pressure
Temperature changes in one month
How often natural disasters occur
3.
Multiple Choice
The amount of moisture in the air is called:
Barometric pressure
Wind
Temperature
Humidity
4.
Multiple Choice
If the barometric pressure is low and the temperature is 25*C (77*F), what kind of weather is MOST likely happening?
Sunny
Rainy
Icy
Snowy
5.
Multiple Choice
When Andy talked to his cousin, who lives in Ohio, he said it was raining. It was snowing at Andy’s house in Pennsylvania. What is the MAIN difference in the weather in the two locations?
Air pressure
Temperature
Humidity
Wind speed
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