Water Cycle and Weather Test Review

1.If the weather is 32˚F or below and there is water vapor in the air, what kind of precipitation could occur? (Check all that can apply)

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

• Hail

Water vapor condenses towards the ground, what might form?

• Fog

• Hail

• Sleet

• Snow

This cloud forms high in the atmosphere, appears wispy, and can mean fair weather.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

This cloud is white and puffy and means fair weather.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

This cloud is low in the atmosphere, appears flat like a blanket, and can bring steady rain or

snow.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

Ice changed to water. What was the cause?

• Temperature increase

• Temperature decrease

• Temperature stays the same

Liquid water changed to gas. What was the cause?

• Temperature increase

• Temperature decrease

• Temperature stays the same

Gas (water vapor) changed to liquid water. What was the cause?

• Temperature increase

• Temperature decrease

• Temperature stays the same

Liquid water turned to solid. What was the cause?

• Temperature increase

• Temperature decrease

• Temperature stays the same

When a puddle of water turns into water vapor after the sun comes out and heats the water, it is

called

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation