Weather Review

Which process takes place when liquid water changes into water vapor?

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• accumulation

Mike observes solid ice pellets falling from the sky. Which type of precipitation is he most likely seeing?

• fog

• rain

• sleet

• snow

Snowfall is an example of which process?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

Which is most likely the result from an increase in sunlight?

• decreased condensation

• increased evabporation

• increased runoff

Which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow?

• wind

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

Look at the diagram of a water cycle...

In the cloud marked with a question mark, what process in the water cycle is taking place?

• absorption

• transpiration

• condensation

• transpiration

Which type of precipitation consists of frozen rain drops?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• fog

Which term best describes how plants release water in the form of water vapor?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

Which moves clouds through the atmosphere?

• winds

• evaporation

• condensation

What determines the direction in which air masses flow across the United States?

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Atlantic Ocean

• heat from the sun

• the rotation of the Earth