Quiz about water cycle and atmosphere

Question 1

What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from the sky

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Sweat from our bodies on hot days

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Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

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Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

Question 2

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

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The sun

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The moon T

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The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

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he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

Question 3

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

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Clouds

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Mountains

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Transpiration

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Valleys

Question 4

The act of turning from a gas into a liquid. ________________________

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Precipitation

Question 5

The act of turning from a liquid into a gas. ___________________

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 6

The major source of energy and the driving energy source of the water cycle. __________________

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Sun

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moon

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ocaen

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atmosphere

Question 7

The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

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run-off

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weathering

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transpiration

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precipitation

Question 8

The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves. __________________________

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Transpiration

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

Question 9

The fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. __________

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Precipitation

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

Question 10

What layer of the atmosphere does the weather occur in?

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Troposphere

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Thermosphere

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Mesosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 11

Evaporation is

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Liquid turning into gas

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Gas turning into liquid

Question 12

An example of run-off is...

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Water running off a cliff into the river

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Rain falling from the sky

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Water collecting on the side of a cold glass

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Steam rising from boiling water

Question 13

Evaporation is almost always caused by

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Heat

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Cold

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Pressure

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The Force

Question 14

An example of precipitation is

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Snow

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Steam

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Wind

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Ocean Waves

Question 15

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

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 16

What comes after evaporation during the water cycle?
How does this occur?

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Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud

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Water evaporates into water vapor

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Water precipitates to the ground

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Water runs down into the hydrosphere

Question 17

Precipitation occurs because

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the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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the droplets evaporate in the air

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the droplets are too light for the air to hold

Question 18

Where is most water found on Earth?

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oceans

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glaciers

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rivers

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lakes

Question 19

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

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warm, sunny

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cold, rainy

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cold, sunny

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rainy, warm

Question 20

A student looks outside her window after it has rained. She sees many puddles of water. later that same day, the puddles are gone. Which process explains why the puddles are gone?

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evaporation

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accumulation of runoff

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precipitation

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condensation

Question 21

What is A?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 22

What is B?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 23

What is precipitation?

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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.

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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 24

What is condensation?

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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 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 25

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 26

Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

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temperature

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amount of plant matter

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location of ice caps

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size of ocean

Question 27

What cloud is found at ground level?

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Fog

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Cirrus

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Stratus

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Culumlus

Question 28

What is      D?

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Runoff

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 29

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

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clouds

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rain

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sleet

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snow

Question 30

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

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atmosphere

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troposphere

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ozone

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nitrogen

Question 31

Lowest layer of the atmosphere

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troposphere

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lifting

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wind funnel

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nitrogen

Question 32

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

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exosphere

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troposhphere

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mesosphere

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stratosphere

Question 33

Airplanes fly in the

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stratosphere

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troposhphere

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mesosphere

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exosphere

Question 34

Meteor showers occur in the

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mesosphere

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troposhphere

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stratosphere

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exosphere

Question 35

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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ozone

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water vapor

Question 36

What is a true fact about the mesosphere?

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meteors burn up here

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it is the hottest layer

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the ozone layer is found here

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Northern Lights happen here

Question 37

The Northern Lights occur in which layer?

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

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exosphere

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stratosphere

Question 38

What layer comes next:
Troposphere -
stratosphere -
?????

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mesosphere

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exosphere

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thermosphere

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ionosphere

Question 39

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

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exosphere

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mesosphere

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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