Water Cycle and Weather Part 1

Front

Which action represents a serious threat to local water quality?

Back

Car leaking oil into a drain.

Front

The diagram shows small tributaries flowing into a larger creek. The arrows indicate the direction of the water movement into the creek. Which term best categorizes the total land area shown in the diagram?

Back

watershed

Front

Examine the diagram of the water cycle. At which point in the water cycle would a toxin or pollutant most immediately be able to contaminate the groundwater?

Back

P

Front

What process of the water cycle explains water droplets on the outside of a glass of lemonade?

Back

condensation

Front

What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes in the water cycle?

Back

evaporation → condensation → precipitation

Front

Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

Back

temperature

Front

What change should the student make in the design process to make her results more accurate in examining evaporation and condensation?

Back

Remove the lid and leave the beaker open to the light from lamp.

Front

A student performs an activity to study the water cycle using a glass box with a pile of clay, water, a glass lid, a Petri dish with ice cubes, and a lit table lamp. Which processes in the water cycle can be studied using the setup?

Back

evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

Front

Which table accurately pairs the tools with the appropriate weather data the tool measures?

Back

Weather Data: air pressure - barometer.

Front

Identify the weather instruments and the data they measure from the diagram labeled A, B, and C.

Back

Tool: A - barometer, Data: air pressure; Tool: B - rain gauge, Data: rainfall; Tool: C - thermometer, Data: temperature.