5th grade weather

Which type of storm causes the most flooding

in areas near the ocean coastline

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Blizzard

• freezing rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these best describe a tornado?

• A winter storm that produces frozen precipitation

• A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorm

• A sever weather condition with low temperatures and blowing snow

• A storm that forms over the warm ocean water and has exactly strong winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which of these would best measure wind speed?

• Barometer

• Graduated cylinder

• thermometer

• Wind vane

Different types of clouds associated with different types of weather.

Which of the following types of clouds most likely be seen in the sky during a thunder storm?

• A cloud that looks like pulled cotton balls

• A cloud that has a flat top and has a body like a tornadoes

• A cloud that looks like cotton balls stuck together

• A cloud that almost looks like pulled out cotton balls but insist fully pulled out

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What tool is used to measure the relative amount

of water in the air?

• A barometer

• An anemometer

• A hydrometer

• A thermometer

Answer explanation

A hydrometer water in the air also know as humidity

What best describes these-

Rain, sleet, snow

• Evaporation

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• condensations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Imagine: There is a ruler in a beaker. The beaker is 2/8 full of water

The simple instrument shown is used to measure-

• Air pressure

• wind speed

• temperature

• precipitation

A wind vane can used to measure what?

• The wind speed

• The amount of rain fall

• The change in humidity

• changes in weather

Certain storms form over water near the equator, usually between the months

of June and November. Warm, moist air rises quickly over the ocean, causing a strong, wind swirling storm with high winds and heavy rain. This storm is also know as a-

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Sandstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Tornadoes are mostly likely produced by which clouds?-

• Cirri's

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5