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Weather and Climate Garner 5th
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5th grade test review TX
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1
People use aquifers to meet their water needs, which pair of processes replenishes aquifers?
ice breaking off glaciers
rain falling on oceans and land
glaciers melting in sea water
snow and rain falling on land
2
What do scientists call the mixture of gases, dust and other small particles around the Earth?
the atmosphere
air pollution
the stratosphere
oxygen
3
Which is most likely to decrease as a result of evaporation in the Pacific Ocean?
Erosion of the Pacific coast line
Cloud formation over the Pacific Ocean
Precipitation in cities near the coast
Drought conditions in Pacific coast states
4
Which of the following would be characteristic of the temperature in an temperate area?
ranges from 50C to250C
ranges from 100C to180C
usually around 100C
usually around 180C
5
Why aren't ocean levels greatly affected by precipitation, rivers and runoff.?
Water is constantly seeping underground in the ocean
water is constantly flowing back into rivers
water is constantly evaporating from the surface
water is constantly deposited back on land through waves
6
What is the Earth's greatest source of evaporated water?
oceans
soil
mountain ice
lakes and rivers
7
What best describes what happens between evaporation and condensation in the water cycle?
heat moves from water vapor into the cooler atmosphere
waves transfer sea water directly to clouds
solar energy turns water vapor into clouds
clouds return dust and salts to the oceans
8
Which of the following sets of data best represents weather information, but NOT climate?
Monthly air pressure averages for Texas since 1974
Monthly humidity averages for Texas for the last 4 decades
Average yearly rainfall for Texas for the last 10 years
Average yearly temperatures for Texas for the 1900’s
9
Which of the following is a form of precipitation?
aquifer
groundwater
runoff
hail
10
Which term describes what happens first as solar energy heats up water on the oceans surface?
transpiration
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
11
In the water cycle, the Sun’s energy is directly responsible for causing the process at letter
B
A
C
D
12
Why do regions near the equator tend to be warmer than regions near the poles?
Strong polar winds push warmer air toward the equator
Sun's energy is concentrated on a smaller area at the poles
Sun's rays directly strike the equator
Sun's energy is concentrated on a smaller area at equator
13
We call the red line on the model of Earth showing where the sun's rays cause the most heating
the temperate zone
the tropics
The polar zone
the equator
14
what physical factors do scientists use to determine the climate of a place?
length of seasons and precipitation
average temperature and average precipitation
distance from ocean and latitude
types of living things and temperature
15
If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, that's the area's
climate
geography
geology
weather