Weather 1 « Mrs. Roe's Fifth Grade Class

What is the final step in the scientific method?

Question
Results
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Procedure

What is the difference between results and conclusions?

Results are the what happened and conclusions are the why it happened.
Results are the why it happened and conclusions are the what happened.
Results are what is expected to be learned and conclusions are the educated guess as to the answer.
Results are the what happened and conclusions are how to conduct the experiment.

Almost all weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?

exosphere
troposphere
ionsphere
mesosphere
stratosphere

What is a front?

A boundary between hot and cold water.
A boundary between clouds.
A boundary between air masses.
A bounndary between friends.

The layer of the atmosphere which contains the ozone layer is the ___________?

troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
ionshpere
mesosphere

What instrument measures air pressure?

barometer
hygrometer
thermometer
wind vane
anemonmeter

Weather changes because the ____________________.

thermometer is constantly changing.
air pressure is constantly changing.
clouds are constantly changing.
atmosphere is constanting changing.

Which is not a form of precipitation?

rain
sleet
volcanic lava
snow
hail

Humidity most occurs with which type of air?

cold
hot
warm
all of the above

As air warms, air pressure ____________?

lessens
strengthens
remains the same
None of the above

Change in the weather occurs where in location to the front?

behind
in front
right on the front
None

What does the ozone layer do for the earth?

absorbs the gravity experienced by humans
absorbs nitrogen given off by plants
absorbs oxygen given off by humans
absorbs the harmful carbon dioxide given off by the sun
absorbs the harmful ultraviolet light given off by the sun

Where can plants and animals survive?

only in the troposphere
in the mesophere
in the troposphere and ionsphere
only in the stratosphere

Warm fronts move more ______________than cold fronts.

stationary
faster
slowly
none

What is the difference between a high pressure area and a low pressure area as far as weather?

low pressure is fair weather and high pressure is stormy weather
low pressure is stormy weather and high pressure is fair weather
low pressure is fair weather and high pressure is fair weather
low pressure is stormy weather and high pressure is stormy weather

What instrument is used to measure humidity?

hygrometer
barometer
thermometer
anenometer

Which type of front could produce thunderstorms and tornadoes?

warm front
cold front
hot front
none

What is evaporation?

rain, sleet, snow, and hail
saturation of the clouds
liquid water changing to vapor
vapor turning into a liquid

What two things could happen after precipitation falls?

collection and clouds
groundwater and evaporation
condensation and clouds
evaporation and condensation
collection and run off

What is the difference between a wind vane and an anemometer?

wind vane measures wind direction and an anemometer measures wind speed
wind vane measures wind speed and an anemometer measures wind direction
wind vane measures humidity and an anemometer measures wind speed
wind vane mesures wind direction and an anemometer measures air pressure

Which of these are the largest reservoir?

stream
river
lake
ocean

How are cold fronts displayed on a weather map?

red with scallops
blue with scallops
red with triangles
blue with triangles

How are warm fronts displayed on a weather map?

red with scallops
red with triangles
blue with scallops
blue with triangles

How fresh is the water on earth?

The earth gets new water every day.
We have had the same water since time began.
We have an unlimited supply of water.
We can make our own water.

What skill do people need to make a hypothesis?

Inference
Graphic Aid
Summarization
Visualization

Which front produces steady rain which can last for days?

hot
warm and cold
cold
warm

A mass of __________air produces a low pressure area?

warm
cold
hot
warm and cold

What is condensation?

Changes liquid water to a vapor.
Keep water vapor at a vapor state.
Changes water vapor back to a liquid?
Falls in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail.

What is humidity?

The amount of planets in the solar system.
The amount of air pressure in the air.
The amount of rain in the air.
The amount of water vapor in the air.

Weather in the U.S. travels from ___________to_____________?

West to East
East to West
North to South
South to North

September 20, 2009

Weather 1

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