Weather vs Climate and Clouds

Weather vs Climate and Clouds

5th Grade

12 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The barometric pressure increases when colder air sinks toward the Earth and decreases when warmer air rises away from Earth. Which statement BEST explains the cause of rain?

The rising air cools down, forming water droplets

The rising air makes space below it for rain clouds

The rising air warms up, creating rain clouds

The rising air displaces the water droplets above it

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following MOST helpful?

Average yearly precipitation

Today’s barometric pressure

Temperature changes in one month

How often natural disasters occur

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The amount of moisture in the air is called:

Barometric pressure

Wind

Temperature

Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the barometric pressure is low and the temperature is 25*C (77*F), what kind of weather is MOST likely happening?

Sunny

Rainy

Icy

Snowy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Andy talked to his cousin, who lives in Ohio, he said it was raining. It was snowing at Andy’s house in Pennsylvania. What is the MAIN difference in the weather in the two locations?

Air pressure

Temperature

Humidity

Wind speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two students living in different locations decide to use rain gauges to compare the amounts of precipitation in their locations over the course of a week. One student lives in Canada, and the other student lives in Florida. In which months would a rain gauge likely NOT provide accurate precipitation data for a comparison between the two locations?

March, April, May

December, January, February

September, October, November

June, July, August

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One afternoon Jerry looks out the window and observes falling precipitation. The temperature is 2°C, and the wind speed is 5 miles per hour to the north. What type of precipitation does Jerry most likely see?

Hail

Rain

Sleet

Snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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