Unit 5 Review - Weather, Climate & Water Cycle

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

How does the Sun and ocean interact to form clouds?

• Heat from the Sun warms the oceans, causing water to evaporate & that water will condense to form clouds

• Heat from the sun makes it rain

• Transpiration from plants evaporate to form clouds

• When the clouds get heavy enough it will rain, and the rain falls into the ocean.

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

Most evaporation happens from the oceans. This is because .....

• the ocean has salt in it

• the ocean has the largest amount of water

• the water at the poles is frozen

• The ocean is pretty

What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?

• 75%
• 3%
• 1%
• 97%

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Why are clouds a key element of the water cycle?

• increase amount of water on the planet
• protect land from sunlight
• lower temperature of the air
• transport water from one part of the planet to another

What most likely occurred between day 4 and day 5?

• A warm front
• A snow storm
• Low pressure system
• A cold front

Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

• volcanoes
• the sun
• lightning
• wind