Science Unit 4-5 review (weather and natural resources)

Rainfall was collected and measured in inches in a rain gauge as shown below. After a rain storm, a family's rain gauge had the above reading. How much did it rain in their area?

• A little more than an inch

• A little less than an inch

• About half an inch

• Two inches

Based on the data provided above, which state has a warm and wet climate?

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Arizona

• Ohio

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According to the graph shown above, the temperature at 4:00 p.m. compared to 4:00 a.m. is —

• the same

• lower

• higher

• not enough information to answer

At 4:00 pm the temperature was just over 90 degrees. The park nearby was heavily shaded with large trees. You would expect the recorded temperature at the park to be —

• higher

• the same

• lower

• not enough information to make a prediction

Wind vanes are devices that are sometimes seen on the tops of houses. This wind vane shown above is made so: The arrow points in the direction from which the wind is coming. The tail points in the direction the wind is going. Which statement about the images above is true?

• The wind is blowing to the west.

• The rain is coming from the west.

• The wind is blowing to the east.

• A front is coming from the north.

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Windsocks are found at airports. They help you know the wind direction and speed. If the wind shown above is blowing really hard and fast, the wind sock will point —

• straight down to the ground

• as you see it above

• straight out to the side

• straight up

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A student compared precipitation in two cities. Based on the data, which statement best describes the precipitation?

• Dallas had more precipitation than Tulsa in March.

• Tulsa had less precipitation than Dallas in January.

• Dallas had less precipitation than Tulsa in July.

• Tulsa had more precipitation than Dallas in April.

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Based on the weather data in the table above, which city had the highest temperature on January 31, 2015?

• San Antonio

• New York

• Miami

• Anchorage

Based on the weather data in the table above, which two cities had the same amount of precipitation on March 31, 2015?

• New York and Anchorage

• San Antonio and Miami

• New York and Miami

• San Antonio and Anchorage

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The images above show the day-to-day temperatures in four different cities. Which city had the largest change in temperature between the two days?

• El Paso

• Odessa

• Pampa

• Stowell

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