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Chapter 5 - 5th Grade Science #Earth'sWeather #Science #5thGrade
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1
What is an ongoing movement of ocean water called?
swell
current
wade
tide
2
The boundary between air masses with different temperatures and pressures is called?
forecast
atmosphere
front
convection current
3
What is a rotating funnel-shaped cloud?
tornado
water spout
dust devil
hurricane
4
What do we call a measure of height above Earth's surface?
attitude
longitude
altitude
latitude
5
What do we call the average weather conditions of a place throughout the year?
average weather
meteorology
current
climate
6
What is a long period with little or no rain?
monsoon
heat wave
cyclone
drought
7
What are intense seasonal winds that bring a lot of wind called?
monsoons
thunderstorms
cyclones
hurricanes
8
What is a large region of air with a similar temperature and amount of moisture?
air pressure
atmosphere
front
air mass
9
What is a weather prediction before is happens called?
meteorologist
guess
forecast
hypothesis
10
What is the force put on a given area by the air above?
troposphere
trade wind
atmosphere
air pressure
11
What is a storm called with a low pressure closure that forms a circular wind pattern?
monsoon
thunderstorm
cyclone
current
12
What are winds called that blow in bands between 30 degrees N latitude & 30 degrees S latitude?
trade winds
east winds
Banded winds
west winds
13
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
anemometer
barometer
wind vane
psychrometer
14
What contains data that is used to predict weather?
front
barometer
meteorologist
weather map
15
What are the layers of gases around the Earth called?
climate
atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
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A large, swirling storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean is known as a:
hurricane
thunderstorm
tornado
convection current