Water Cycle and Weather

Which of the following describes the soil in a desert?

• brown and rocky
• light and dry
• dark and wet
• dark and smooth

Which of the following explains how sand dunes are formed?

• Earthquakes
• Wind
• Volcanoes
• Flood

Which of the following is not an example of Earth's surface being changed slowly?

• Large amounts of rainfall
• Wind eroding the side of a mountain
• A glacier carrying sand as it moves
• Water weathering rocks 

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal
• Oil
• Water
• Natural Gas

What causes water to evaporate from Earth's bodies of water?

• The moon
• The sun
• Trees
• Clouds

What must happen in order for water vapor to turn into precipitation?

• freeze into sleet
• evaporate into fog
• solidify into hail
• condense into clouds

Choose the correct answer

• F
• G
• H
• J

Resources can be classified as renewable or nonrenewable. Which of these resources is classified in the same category as coal?

• wood
• wind
• water
• oil

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday

• sunny, clear skies
• cooler temperatures
• unchanging temperatures
• steady to heavy rain