Weather Processes and Phenomena

What are the 3 states of water found on earth?

• solid, liquid & gas

• oceans, lakes & streams

• evaporation, transpiration

• rain, sleet & hail

What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid?

• water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Steam rising from wet clothes while ironing them. This is an example of__________.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Rate of evaporation decreases as?

• temperature increases

• humidity of surrounding air increases

• movement of air above surface of liquid increases

• atmospheric pressure decreases.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the surface of the Earth and is where all weather occurs?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What part of the water cycle includes clouds and their formation?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Surface Runoff

• Condensation

Which of these is the part of the water cycle where water vapor cools on dust particles and forms water droplets. It is key in the formation of clouds?

• Condensation 
• Transpiration 
• Evaporation 
• Precipitation 

What is the change of state from a liquid to a gas?

• water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

What type of weather/sky conditions would we experience around an area of low pressure? 

• Clear/fair skies
• Cloudy skies with a chance of precipitation 

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation