Water Cycle and Weather Test

The atmosphere is 78 percent_________.

• oxygen

• water vapor

• nitrogen

• argon

Which property of water vapor allows it to function as a greenhouse gas?

• Water vapor expands when exposed to sunlight.

• Water vapor absorbs and re-emits heat radiated from Earth.

• Water vapor changes ultraviolet radiation into carbon dioxide.

• Water vapor transmits heat as solar radiation.

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Which gas, when condensed into its liquid state in the atmosphere, forms clouds?

• methane

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

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When a plane flies, it travels through air that contains gases, liquids, and solids. This area is BEST described as the

• atmosphere.

• lithosphere.

• biosphere.

• hydrosphere.

Which element makes up MOST of the air we breathe.

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• argon

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

• wind

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

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What is the main source of energy that causes water to evaporate from the surface of Earth?

• lightning

• the Sun

• gravity

• wind

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A student uses a terrarium to model the water cycle. Before putting the lid on the jar, the student waters the plants and puts the terrarium in a sunny window.

What part of the water cycle occurs inside the terrarium only after the plants have been added?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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Which of these could cause water vapor to condense into rain droplets?

• sunlight warming the surface of oceans

• air rising into colder regions of the atmosphere

• lightning heating the air in the atmosphere

• winds blowing along the surface of the ground

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The atmosphere of Earth blocks many of the Sun’s rays. If weather patterns change and more of the Sun’s rays penetrate the atmosphere of Earth, which is MOST likely to increase?

• the number of daylight hours

• the evaporation of oceans

• the length of each season

• the pull of gravity

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