Science - Topic 3 Quiz

When water falls back down to the Earth's surface, the process is known as _____.

• condensation

• water vapor

• evaporation

• precipitation

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Maria was playing outside on a warm summer day. Suddenly, she noticed tall, gray clouds in the sky. As she walked into her house, she heard a loud clinking sound and she could see round pieces of ice hitting the porch. Maria began to wonder what type of precipitation it was and how it had formed on such a warm summer day. What type of precipitation was Maria observing?

• rain

• hail

• sleet

• snow

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Jason noticed that water vapor was condensing into a tiny droplet during a cloudy winter night. What will he most likely notice on the ground the following morning if the temperature is below freezing?

• snow

• fallen leaves

• puddles

• rain

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Water can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Describe water in the form of sleet and where sleet forms.

• In sleet, water is a liquid, and it forms when ice crystals fall from the clouds and melt as they fall through the air.

• In sleet, water is a solid, and it forms when ice crystals fall from the clouds to the ground.

• In sleet, water is a liquid, and it forms when liquid water drops fall from the clouds to the ground.

• In sleet, water is a solid, and it forms when liquid water drops fall from the clouds and freeze as they fall through the air.

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Josh went to the movies on a hot summer day. On his way inside the movie theater, he noticed some gray clouds in the sky. After the movie, he walked outside and noticed there were puddles on the ground. What form of precipitation most likely occurred while Josh was watching the movie?

• rain

• freezing rain

• sleet

• snow

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