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Grade 5 Atmosphere
All windstorms come from hot air meeting with cold air.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Atmosphere
This is a form of oxygen in the atmosphere that protects Earth from dangerous radiation.
  1. Oxygen
  2. UV Protection
  3. Ozone
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A(n)                 measures air temperature in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit.
  1. hygrometer
  2. thermometer
  3. wind vane
  4. anemometer
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A storm produced in the clouds that always produces thunder and lightning is called a                .
  1. blizzard
  2. hail
  3. thunderstorm
  4. tornado
Grade 5 Atmosphere
The boundary between two air masses with different temperatures is a(n)                .
  1. isobar
  2. millibar
  3. front
  4. occluded front
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Rain and snow are the two forms of                .
  1. water
  2. fresh water
  3. salt water
  4. precipitation
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Jeffrey left a glass of water on the sidewalk on a summer morning. When he came back in the afternoon, there was less water in the glass and the sidewalk around the glass was dry. What most likely happened to the water?
  1. It froze and a cat licked it.
  2. It evaporated from the sunlight.
  3. It leaked out slowly.
  4. Not enough information to determine.
Grade 5 Atmosphere
This is the amount of solar energy that reaches Earth's surface.
  1. anemometer
  2. weather
  3. barometer
  4. insolation
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A place where one air mass meets and pushes aside another air mass
  1. meteorologist
  2. forecast
  3. front
  4. climate
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Which of these is a form of precipitation?
  1. hail
  2. wind
  3. temperature
  4. mud
Grade 5 Atmosphere
                is the energy Earth receives from the Sun.
  1. Radiation
  2. Solar
  3. Rays
  4. Light
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Cumulus clouds are
  1. flat and layered.
  2. thick, dark, and bring lots of rain.
  3. fluffy with flat bottoms.
  4. thick, low, and near the ground.
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Weather and climate are basically the same thing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A anemometer measures                .
  1. temperature
  2. wind direction
  3. humidity
  4. wind speed
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Oxygen is part of the composition of air.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Atmosphere
What force is behind all weather on Earth?
  1. Wind
  2. Gravity
  3. Earth's rotation
  4. Energy from the Sun
Grade 5 Atmosphere
The atmosphere consists of seven main layers.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A continuous loop of moving air or liquid that transfers energy is a(n)                   .
  1. air mass
  2. ocean current
  3. warm front
  4. convection current
Grade 5 Atmosphere
What will happen if there is a low amount of precipitation over a period of several years?
  1. There may be more flooding
  2. There may be more snow
  3. There may be a drought
  4. There may be more severe thunderstorms
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is farthest from Earth's surface?
  1. thermosphere
  2. stratosphere
  3. mesosphere
  4. troposphere
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