Science Exit Ticket Review - Weather & The Water Cycle

Multiple Choice

How can water change from one state of matter to another?

• Liquid water is heated to make ice, and ice is heated to make steam.

• Ice is heated to make steam, and steam is heated to make liquid water.

• Liquid water is heated to make steam, and steam is heated to make ice.

• Ice is heated to make liquid water, and liquid water is heated to make steam.

Multiple Choice

Which action is an example of water changing from a solid state to a liquid state?

• ice melting

• water boiling

• rain freezing

• a puddle drying

Multiple Choice

Why do water droplets form on your ice-cold glass of water?

• Evaporation occurred.

• Precipitation occurred.

• Condensation occurred.

Multiple Choice

Clouds are part of the water cycle. Clouds are formed as a result of condensation. Which of the following statements best describes condensation?

• water vapor cooling and changing from a gas to a liquid

• water evaporating due to heat

• rain, snow, sleet, and hail falling as precipitation

• rivers emptying into the ocean

Multiple Choice

As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth _______.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• goes up and down

Multiple Choice

Many factors influence the water cycle. How are oceans considered to be a cause of rain?

• Clouds cause evaporation of water from the oceans to make rain.

• Water evaporates from the oceans into the sky and condenses as rain.

• Salt from the oceans evaporates into the sky and causes rain at night.

• Ocean tides cause evaporation during the day to form rain clouds in the sky.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of weather? Weather is the state of the atmosphere ________.

• all the time

• at a certain time

• in a certain place

• at a specific time and plac

Multiple Choice

The teacher asks the students what the weather is like today, and Heather answers hot. What are some parts of weather besides temperature that she could have mentioned?

• rock and soil type

• air composition and humidity

• wind speed and precipitation

• air pressure and air density

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements gives the best definition of air pressure?

• Air pressure is the stress created by a lot of sound.

• Air pressure is the movement created by strong winds.

• Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the air.

• Air pressure is the sensation of bubbles hitting the skin under water.

Multiple Choice

What kind of pressure predicts good weather?

• high

• low

• cold

• stationary

Multiple Choice

The water on Earth is in constant interaction with the atmosphere. The heat from the Sun turns some of Earth’s water into water vapor. Evaporation can happen so quickly that the air cannot hold any more water vapor. When the air becomes saturated with water vapor, living things on Earth feel the effects. Which statement best describes how humans are affected by high levels of water vapor in the air?

• People’s skin and nasal passages feel dry or cracked.

• The temperature feels higher, and the air feels more humid.

• There is less mildew, mold, and other harmful germs that make people sick.

• The additional water vapor in the air triggers a drought that harms people’s farms

Multiple Choice

Humidity is the amount of ___________ in the air.

• smoke

• water vapor

• pressure

• dust

Multiple Choice

A person goes outside and finds hail stones on the ground. Which type of weather is most likely to have hail?

• snowstorm

• thunderstorm

• ice storm

• dust storm

Multiple Choice

A day predicted to have high temperatures and high humidity may have a likelihood of _____________.

• fog

• hail

• rain

• sleet

Multiple Choice

It is winter, and two students want to go sledding. There is no snow on the ground, but they look outside and see lots of dark clouds.

What evidence could help them know if snow or rain is most likely to happen?

• the amount of moisture in the air

• the direction the wind is blowing

• the temperature of the outside air

• the height of the clouds in the sky

Multiple Choice

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.

Multiple Choice

What is used to classify a zone as polar, temperate, or tropical?

• latitude

• elevation

• wind speed

• ocean currents

Multiple Choice

Which two factors have the greatest effect on climate?

• longitude and vegetation

• latitude and distance from water

• soil type and altitude

• mountain barriers and amount of arable land

Multiple Choice

Being close to the ocean affects the climate of coastal areas. Which statement about coastal climates is true?

• Coastal climates have mild winters and mild summers.

• Coastal climates have mild winters and very hot summers.

• Coastal climates have very cold winters and mild summers.

• Coastal climates have very cold winters and very hot summers.

Multiple Choice

Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease

Multiple Choice

The daytime weather of a city can be described as dry and hot for most of the year. In which environment is that city most likely located?

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Swamp

• Tundra

Multiple Choice

Which description best represents a rainforest located in the tropics?

• low average rainfall and high daytime temperatures

• high average rainfall and high average temperature

• high average rainfall and moderate daily temperatures

• low average rainfall and moderate daily temperatures