Weather Review

What is water vapor?

• Water on the land (geosphere)
• Water in the air (atmosphere)
• Water in plants
• Water in the water (hydrosphere)

What type of precipitation forms when it falls into cold air and never melts on the way to the ground? 

• Rain
• Freezing Rain
• Sleet
• Snow

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

What cloud is found at ground level? 

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Culumlus 
• Fog

During the wintertime what precipitation do we often see? Why?

• Snow, the air is cold
• Rain, the air is warm

During the summertime what precipitation do we often see? Why?

• Snow, the air is cold
• Rain, the air is warm

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff