5th Grade Weather Review

In the winter, the air pressure has been decreasing over several days. Which weather will most likely occur?

• cloudy skies and heavy snowstorms

• clear skies and hot temperatures

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• cloudy skies and strong thunderstorms

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Which best describes the effect on weather in an area if low clouds cover the sky during the daytime?

• hurricane

• decreased precipitation

• warmer temperatures

• cooler temperatures

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Which statement best explains how wind is formed?

• Air is warmed by radiation and air flow increases as a result of the warming.
• Pressure decreases as a result of frictional contact with earth causing air to flow more freely.
• Unequal heating of the land causes air to flow from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure.
• Coriolis effect

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A cold air mass is moving toward a warm air mass, and nimbostratus clouds are observed in the sky. Which weather conditions are most likely?

• a cool, rainy day
• a warm, rainy day
• a cool, sunny day
• a warm, sunny day

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A meteorologist predicts that a cold front and a high pressure system will arrive later in the day. Which type of cloud will most likely appear as a result?

• fog       
• stratus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus

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When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?

• cold and dry 
• clear and humid 
• fair and sunny 
• rainy and windy

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An air mass that forms over the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico will be _________ . 

• hot and dry
• cold and dry
• warm and moist
• cool and moist

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Warm air moves up and over a cold air mass in a _____________________________ . 

• warm front
• cold front
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud

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Use the map to answer the following question. Which city is most likely to experience the cold front first?

• Athens
• Dayton
• Marietta
• Steubenville

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Which is most responsible for guiding the movement of different air masses across the United States?

• the oceans
• polar winds
• the jet stream
• easterly winds

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