Weather Vocabulary

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Are you smarter than a fifth grader? How well do you understand fifth grade weather terms? Take the following quiz and see what you do and do not know.

If you know these terms, you can probably read a weather map without the help of your local weather person. Weather is important and helps you plan for each day!!

Created by: Carla
  1. What is a Stationary Front?
  2. What is an isobar?
  3. What is a cirrus cloud?
  4. What is fog?
  5. What is a front?
  6. What is the difference between weather and climate?
  7. Which of the following is an example of run-off?
  8. What are stratus clouds?
  9. In what order does the water cycle move?
  10. What is humidity?
  11. What is precipitation?
  12. What happens with nimbo cloud types?
  13. What is the rain shadow effect?
  14. What is evaporation?
  15. What is a warm front?
  16. How does a sea breeze work?
  17. What is a thermometer?
  18. What is an anemometer?
  19. What is a barometer?
  20. What is a hygrometer?
  21. What is a valley breeze?
  22. What are cumulus clouds?
  23. What is condensation?
  24. What is an occluded front?
  25. What is infiltration in the water cycle?
  26. What is air pressure?
  27. What happens when an area is under high pressure?
  28. What happens when an area is under low pressure.
  29. What is lake effect snow?

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