Upper Elementary - Grades 4 and 5

Here are some practice questions for my wonderful students!
Mrs. T.

• 1) In a mercury barmoeter, the mercury column starts falling when the
  air pressure becomes lower.
  True   False
• 2) The closer together the air particles, the less pressure the air has.
  True   False
• 3) In a high-pressure area, the pressure is higher than the surrounding
  air.
  True   False
• 4) Particles of air are pulled toward Earth's surface by the force of
  gravity.
  True   False
• 5) Torricelli's barometer was filled with water vapor.
  True   False
• 6) A wind turbine is a windmill used to produce electricity.
  True   False
• 7) Any form of water that falls from the air to Earth's surface is
  called precipitation.
  True   False
• 8) The amount of water vapor in the air is called the air's _____.
  

  pressure
  speed
  density
  humidity
• 9) Billions of tiny drops of water that have condensed from the air
  make up a _____.
  

  wind vane
  high-pressure area
  cloud
  barometer
• 10) What scale divides wind strength into 12 forces?
  

  Mohs' scale
  Beaufort scale
  balance scale
  wind scale
• 11) What is the push of air against its surroundings called?
  

  air pressure
  relative humidity
  precipitation
  air speed
• 12) When water changes from a liquid to a gas, it _____.
  

  melts
  condenses
  precipitates
  evaporates
• 13) What is a sudden sliding of snow down a mountain called?
  

  a low-pressure area
  hail
  the Arctic
  an avalanche
• 14) What is the device used to measure air pressure?
  

  ananemometer
  a voltmeter
  a kilometer
  a barometer
• 15) What is the amount of water vapor the air is holding at a given
  temperature compared to the total amount that it could hold at that
  temperature?
  

  relative humidity
  air pressure
  precipitation
  rain gauge
• 16) When water changes from a gas to a liquid, it _____.
  

  evaporates
  boils
  condenses
  melts
• 17) What device is used to measure the amount of precipitation?
  

  a barometer
  a rain gauge
  an anemometer
  a wind machine
• 18) A solid form of precipitation made of ice crystals is called _____.
  

  drizzle
  hail
  rain
  snow
• 19) Particles of ice usually ranging from the size of a pea to the size
  of a golf ball is called _____.
  

  drizzle
  hail
  rain
  snow
• 20) Very fine drops of water, smaller than 0.5mm in diameter is called
  _____.
  

  drizzle
  hail
  rain
  snow
• 21) Drops of water taht are large and fall fast is called _____.
  

  drizzle
  hail
  rain
  snow
• 22) A device, usually shaped like a long arrow with a tail, used to find
  wind direction is called a _____.
  

  anemometer
  windmill
  windsock
  wind vane
• 23) An instrument, consisting of a cloth bag that is narrow at one end
  and open at both ends, used to find wind direction is called a _____.
  

  anemometer
  windmill
  windsock
  wind vane
• 24) A device, often sonsisting of cups on spokes attached to a pole,
  used to measure wind speed is called an _____.
  

  anemometer
  windmill
  windsock
  wind vane
• 25) A machine that puts the wind to work is called a _____.
  

  anemometer
  windmill
  windsock
  wind vane