5th Grade-Science Ch 8-9

This instrument measures air pressure.

A. Thermometer
B. Air Gauge
C. Barometer
D. Airmometer

A storm that forms over tropical oceans, near the equator is called _________.

A. Water Spout
B. Hurricane
C. Tornado
D. Wind Storm

________________ is the amount of water vapor in the air.

A. Humidity
B. Condensation
C. Evaporation
D. Precipitation

The changing of a a gas into a liquid is called ___________.

A. Transpiriation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Evaporation

The ____________ is the continuous movememt of water between Earth's surface and the air.

A. Evaporation
B. Precipitation
C. Water Cycle
D. Water Fall

The __________ is the air that surrounds the Earth.

A. ionosphere
B. atmosphere
C. stratosphere
D. ecosphere

_____________ is the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it.

A. Air wieght
B. Air density
C. Air column
D. Air pressure

___________ is a compaison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air could hold.

A. Humidity
B. Air pressure
C. Relative humidity
D. Relative air pressure

High altitude clouds that look feather-like are ________.

A. cumulus clouds
B. cirrus clouds
C. stratus clouds
D. nimbus clouds

Water in the form of gas is called __________ .

A. water vapor.
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation

A _____________ looks puffy but has a flat bottom.

A. cumulus cloud
B. cirrus cloud
C. stratus cloud
D. nimbus cloud

Almost all the air we breathe is made up of __________

A. oxygen
B. nitrogen
C. argon
D. carbon dioxide

All the moisture around the Earth is in the _____________

A. ionosphere
B. troposphere
C. stratosphere
D. ecosphere

Relative humidity is a comparison between condensation and __________

A. water vapor.
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation

The most common kind of severe storm is a __________

A. Flood
B. Thunderstorm
C. Blizzard
D. Rain Storm

The four layers of the atmosphere are determined by sudden changes at each level in _____________.

A. temperature
B. air pressure
C. relative humidity
D. dew point

As altitude increases, air pressure ____________.

A. lowers
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. fluctuates

Water evaporates faster when_________________

A. humidity is high and temperature is low.
B. humidity is high and temperature is high
C. humidity is low and temperature is low.
D. humidity is low and temperature is high.

In the water cycle, water is taken out of the atmosphere by _____________

A. transpiration.
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation

Thumderstorms occur most frequently when the weather is hot and there is an approaching _______ ________.

A. warm front
B. cold front
C. storm front
D. stable zone

The center of a hurricane is characterized by very low __________

A. temperature
B. snow fall
C. air pressure
D. winds

The amount of the sun's energy that reaches Earth at a given place and time is ______________

A. insulation
B. temperature
C. precipitation
D. insolation

As the angle of insolation increases, the temperature _____________

A. decreases
B. remains the same
C. increases
D. fluctuates

A violent whistling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path is called a _______________

A. hurricane
B. cyclone
C. water spout
D. tornado

When the air cools, water vapor condenses and forms a(n) __________

A. thunderstorm
B. cloud
C. snow storm
D. low pressure front.

Condensation occurs when ___________

A. air warms
B. air pressure increases
C. air pressure decreases
D. air cools

If you want to stay as cool as possible on a hot day, you should not wear something that is ___________

A. white
B. grey
C. black
D. red

Hurricanes form over tropical oceans while tornadoes form over ____________

A. coastal waters
B. mountains
C. flat land
D. beaches

In the first stage of a thunderstorm, warm air is moved upward in a cloud by ___________

A. updrafts
B. winds
C. Changes in air pressure
D. down drafts