5th Grade - Weather Patterns & Climate

Quiz

A large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties is called an ______________.
The two most significant properties of an air mass are:
1. the temperature of the air mass
2. its location
3. the amount of humidity in the air mass.
4. how fast it is moving.
The boundary where air masses of different temperatures meet is called a ______________ .
Two properties of a Maritime tropical air mass are: (Check 2)
1. cool air
2. moist air
3. dry air
4. warm air
5. carbon dioxide
Cold fronts often bring:
1. thunderstorms and strong winds
2. light, steady rain
When a cold air mass apporaches a warm air mass, the cold air mass moves __________ the warm air mass.
1. over
2. under
Thunderstorms start when intense heating causes air to __________ very quickly
1. rise
2. fall
3. move horizontally
The primary cause of lightening is:
1. precipitation
2. a buildup of static electricity
3. high horizontal winds
4. an updraft
A violent whirling of wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path is called a:
In the center of a tornado, winds can reach speeds of ___________.
1. 30 miles per hour
2. 300 miles per hour
3. 3,000 miles per hour
We call the shape of a tornado that eventually touches the ground a ___________.
Large, swirling storms with very low air pressure at the center that occur near an ocean of the Gulf of Mexico are called:
The main cause of a storm surge is:
1. heavy rain
2. heavy winds
3. low air pressure
4. lightening
An instrument that scientists use to spot the spinning motion of clouds is:
1. a barometer
2. a thermometer
3. Dopler radar
Long term weather patterns determine an area's ___________.
Select from the following the factors that can directly affect the climate of an area:
1. the area's latitude
2. the area's population
3. the nearness of the area to large body of water, such as an ocean
4. the altitude of the area
5. the nearness of the area to an ocean current.
An event that causes a large amount of atmospheric dust that can block sunlight over a long period of time and cause earth cooling is:
1. a thunderstorm
2. an earthquake
3. a volcanic eruption
4. a tornado
Winds curve to the right in the northern hemisphere because of the __________
Thunderheads are aslo known as:
1. cirrus clouds
2. startus clouds
3. cumulus clouds
4. cumulonimbus clouds
The side of a mountain that usually gets very little rain is the:
1. windward side
2. the side that feels warm, moist air
3. the leeward side