5th Grade Weather and Climate Review

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5th Grade Weather and Climate Review
Choose a category. You will be given the
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Forms of Precipitation
Water Cycle
Geographyand Weather
Category C
WeatherTools
Clouds
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100Tool used to measure temperature.
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100What is a thermometer?
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200Tool used to measure only wind direction.
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200What is a wind vane?
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300 Tool used for measuring air pressure.
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300What is a barometer?
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400Tool used for measuring wind speed.
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400 What is an anemometer?
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500Tool used for measuring humidity.
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500What is a hygrometer?
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100Most common form of precipitation in
temperate areas.
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100What is rain? Return
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200Frozen precipitation that grows as a result
of updrafts within clouds.
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200What is hail?
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300Frozen precipitation that forms in small
crystals.
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300What is snow?
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400Typically begins as snow, melts, and then
refreezes before it hits the ground.
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400What is freezing rain or sleet?
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500Two variables that affect the type of
precipitation.
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500What are the altitude where the
precipitation forms and the temperature of the
atmosphere?
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100 This is what clouds are made of.
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100 What are tiny water droplets or ice
crystals?
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200Clouds that form at high altitudes, usually
mean fair weather, and are made of ice crystals.
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200What are cirrus clouds?
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300Clouds that most often bring rain or snow.
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300What are stratus?
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400Prefix or suffix that means rain.
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400What is nimbo- or -nimbus?
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500Clouds that can form from the lowest
altitude and build to the highest.
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500 What is cumulus?
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100 The process of water changing from a liquid
to a gas.
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100 What is evaporation?
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200Process that speeds up as a result of wind,
heat, or sunlight?
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200What is evaporation?
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300 Water the falls to the ground.
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300What is precipitation?
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400The drops of water on the outside of this
glass.
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400What is condensation?
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500The amount of water vapor in the air at any
given time.
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500What is humidity?
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100Cooler land and warmer ocean water.
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100What is a sea breeze?
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200Cooler temperatures at the top of mountains
result in more of these.
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200What are clouds?
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300The distance above sea level.
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300What is altitude?
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400In this picture, the side of the mountain
that will most likely experience the most rain
and snow.
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What is Side A?
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500The typical effect on air pressure and
temperature as elevation increases.
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500What is they decrease?
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The name we give the weight of the atmosphere
called and the tool we use to measure it.
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What is air pressure and a barometer?