Weather Unit Test- 5th Grade
TAKE YOUR TIME. Remember to think about the best answer for each question. You cannot go back once you submit a question, so take your time. There are 30 multiple choice questions. Good Luck!Raise your hand when finished.
- 1.The area around the Earth is known as:
- A.
Our Place
- B.
Our Atmosphere
- C.
Our Stratsphiere
- D.
Our Planet
- 2.The layer of our atmosphere closest to Earth's crust (and where we live) is:
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Troposphere
- C.
Stratosphere
- D.
Cumulus
- 3.The second layer of our atmosphere (where most of the clouds are) is:
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Troposphere
- C.
Stratosphere
- D.
Cumulus
- 4.The farther you go up in the atmosphere the air pressure gets:
- A.
More dense
- B.
Less dense
- C.
Longer
- D.
Thinner
- 5.The farther up in elevation you go the air pressure gets more dense, and causes it to be:
- A.
Easier to breathe
- B.
Harder to breathe
- C.
The same air pressure as on sea level
- D.
The most wonderful thing, like , ever!
- 6.The correct order of the water cycle is:
- A.
Precipitation, Condonsation, Evaporation
- B.
Precipitation, Evaporation, Condensation
- C.
Evaporation, Condensation, Evaporation
- D.
Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation
- 7.When water turns from a gas (water vapor) back to a liquid it is called:
- A.
Precipitation
- B.
Condensation
- C.
Evaporation
- 8.Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation:
- A.
Rain
- B.
Frost
- C.
Hail
- D.
Sleet
- 9.When wind is up close and not as powerful it is called:
- A.
Coastal Wind
- B.
Prevailing Wind
- C.
Mountain Wind
- D.
Local Wind
- 10.When the wind is powerful, and has a long range it is called:
- A.
Mountain Wind
- B.
Prevailing Wind
- C.
Costal Wind
- D.
Local Wind
- 11.Puffy clouds are:
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- 12.Long, thin clods are:
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- 13.Clouds that form ice crystals are:
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- 14.
![This picture is of a ____________ cloud. - ProProfs]( "This picture is of a ____________ cloud.")
This picture is of a ____________ cloud.- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- 15.
![This is a picture of a _____________ cloud. - ProProfs]( "This is a picture of a _____________ cloud.")
This is a picture of a _____________ cloud.- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- 16.The funnel of a tornado is also called the:
- A.
Center
- B.
Middle
- C.
Vortex
- D.
Eye
- 17.The nickname for the categories of severe weather is:
- A.
CAR
- B.
CAT
- C.
CAM
- D.
CAN
- 18.The middle of the united states is also nicknamed:
- A.
Tornado Alley
- B.
Tornado Track
- C.
Tornado River
- D.
Tornado Central
- 19.
![This image on the weather map is a: - ProProfs]( "This image on the weather map is a:")
This image on the weather map is a:- A.
Tornado
- B.
Hurricane
- C.
Water Spout
- D.
Drought
- 20.Which of the following is the correct order of the formation of tropical severe weather:
- A.
Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression, Hurricane
- B.
Tropical Storm, Hurricane, Tropical Depression
- C.
Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Hurricane
- D.
Tropical Storm, Hurricane, Tropical Depression
- 21.The center of a severe tropical weather pattern is called:
- A.
The middle
- B.
The vortex
- C.
The center
- D.
The eye
- 22.The book about food that we related to weather is called:
- A.
"Cloddy with a chance of cots"
- B.
"Corny with a chance of cheese"
- C.
"Cloudy with a chance of meatballs"
- D.
"Cleaver with a chance of meat"
- 23.What type of precipitation did we attempt to make an example of in a LAB this year?
- A.
Hail
- B.
Snow
- C.
Dew
- D.
Sleet
- 24.There are ________ categories of Hurricanes. (Starting with CAT 1 at 74 mph)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
- 25.What famous Hurricane hit land near New Orleans, LA in 2005?
- A.
Anna
- B.
Bill
- C.
Katrina
- D.
Shikra
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