Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Preassessment

Select all choices that name the stages of the water cycle.

• evaporation

• condensation

• cloud structures

• precipitation

When precipitation falls near the ground and the temperature is below freezing what kind of preciptation is falling? Choose more than one.

• rain

• sleet

• snow

• hail

True or False: cold, freezing weather causes water to evaporate.

• True

• False

Pick an answer(s) that describe ways to stay safe during a storm.

• Find a safe place to stay during a storm

• Have a safety plan in place

• Store extra food and water for emergencies

• Wear clothing that will keep you warm

• All of the above are correct

Water in gas form is called what?

• water vapor

• rain

• cloud

Choose the process in which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What structure forms when there is a group of many water droplets or small bits of ice and dust collecting.

• Condensation

• Tornado

• Cloud

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: Water that falls from clouds in the form of rain or snow is called precipitation.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water gathers together to form water droplets what is it doing?

• Evaporating

• Precipitating

• Condensing

Which cycle is the flow of water through three stages that repeats itself?

• Life cycle

• Water cycle

• Rain cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4