Quiz about Water in the Atmosphere & Precipitation

Question 1

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

Accepted Answer

humidty

Answer

dew point

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relative humidity

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rain

Question 2

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

Accepted Answer

humidty

Answer

dew point

Answer

relative humidity

Answer

rain

Question 3

What does high humidity mean?

Accepted Answer

There is a lot of evaporated water in the air.

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It is cold.

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It is hot.

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There is a little evaporated water in the air.

Question 4

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

Accepted Answer

precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

Question 5

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 6

What is evaporation?

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 7

What is condensation?

Accepted Answer

The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 8

What is precipitation?

Accepted Answer

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

Question 9

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

Accepted Answer

cold

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hot

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warm

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solid

Question 10

Which is the opposite of condensation?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

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transpiration

Question 11

Which best explains why runoff is important?

Accepted Answer

It returns water to other locations on Earth

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It increases the chance of flooding

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It makes evaporation occur faster

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It increases condensation

Question 12

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

Accepted Answer

transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 13

phase change from solid directly to a gas, like when water leaves glacier to cloud

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Sublimation

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Transpiration

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Permeable

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Infiltration

Question 14

Plants and trees give out water vapor, through tiny holes in their leaves

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Infiltration

Question 15

Rain soaks into the ground

Accepted Answer

Infiltration

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Condensation

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Throughflow

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Surface runoff

Question 16

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

Accepted Answer

cirrus cloud

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cumulus cloud

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stratus cloud

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cumulonimbus cloud

Question 17

This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined

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stratus cloud

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cirrus cloud

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cumulus cloud

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cumulonimbus cloud

Question 18

This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.

Accepted Answer

cumulus cloud

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stratus cloud

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cirrus cloud

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cloud 9

Question 19

Clouds are classified by their

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height and shape

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color and size

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color and shape

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height and size

Question 20

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere compared to how much it could hold.

Accepted Answer

Relative Humidity

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Saturation

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Vaporicity

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Humidity

Question 21

Freezing rain forms when raindrops freeze on a cold surface.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 22

Round pellets of ice larger than 5

millimeters in diameter are called snowflakes.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 23

Cloud Seeding involves tiny crystals of dry ice and silver

iodide that are sprinkled into clouds from airplanes

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 24

A rain gauge is an open-ended can or tube that collects rainfall.

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true

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false

Question 25

Relative humidity can be measured with an instrument

called a __________.

Accepted Answer

psychrometer.

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barometer

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thermometer

Question 26

The temperature at which condensation begins is called the freezing point

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 27

Wispy, feathery clouds are called

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cirrus clouds.

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cumulus clouds.

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stratus clouds.

Question 28

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton are called

Accepted Answer

cumulus clouds.

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cirrus clouds.

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stratus clouds.

Question 29

Clouds that form in flat layers are called

Accepted Answer

stratus clouds.

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cirrus clouds.

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cumulus clouds.

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