4th Grade Science Review

Which process of the water cycle occurs as heat from the Sun warms water on Earth?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation

In which season will South Carolina most likely have the warmest weather?

• fall
• spring
• summer
• winter

Water falls to the ground as rain. Which step of the water cycle happens next?

• water in the air condenses to form droplets
• water evaporates to form water vapor
• water flows downhill as runoff
• water droplets in clouds combine

What type of severe weather is this?

• hurricane
• snowstorm
• tornado
• thunderstorm

What is a front?

• a place where two air masses meet
• the front part of a hurricane
• an area of very high wind
• an area that has nice weather

What tool is used to measure the direction of the wind?

• wind vane
• anemometer
• thermometer
• telescope

A person who studies the weather is called a (an) ___________.

• weatherman
• weather specialist
• meteorologist
• cloud watcher

Which of these is a form of precipitation?

• ocean water
• snow
• runoff
• cloud

Which kind of cloud looks like a blanket of low clouds in the sky?

• stratus
• cirrus
• cumulous
• fog

Which of these must happen to form a cloud?

• water vapor condensing
• rain falling
• snow falling
• ice melting