Weather, Water Cycle, and Geography

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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Number 4 in the diagram illustrates what part of the water cycle? 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Runnoff
• Precipitation 

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What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Condition of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe

• climate
• gravity
• weather

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The labeled diagram shows the water cycle over the ocean.  At which point is salt water being evaporated? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

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A student was asked to describe the climate of her home town in her journal. Which of the following is a sentence that could describe the climate of her home town? 

• On average, the city gets about 185cm of water per year and has an average high temperature of 23ºC. 
• It rained for 13 ours straight last night
• It is expected the wind will blow at 15mph per hour from the west, and a late afternoon storm could produce lightning
• It was mostly cloudy everyday this week. Temperatures ranged from 3ºC to 15ºC

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How will the Sun’s energy affect the ocean, rivers, and lakes? 

• The ocean water will increase due to the runoff of the rivers. 
• The rivers and lakes will increase because of more precipitation
• Heat from the Sun will cause liquid water to condense and form water vapor. 
• Heat from the Sun will cause liquid water to evaporate and form water vapor. 

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The amount of water vapor in the air.

• evaporation

• humidity

• condensation

• air pressure

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