Water and the Weather Review

If water is considered "fresh", it means that it is...

• clean

• brand-new

• non-salt

• from a spring

What two sources of energy mainly drive the water cycle?

• air pressure and wind

• gravity and air pressure

• energy from the sun and air pressure

• gravity and energy from the sun

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The percentage of water contained in all of Earth's oceans is about...

• 3%

• 25%

• 50%

• 97%

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Evaporation occurs when particles _________ gain enough energy to break free.

• on the bottom of a liquid

• on the surface of a liquid

• on the sides of a liquid

• throughout all of a liquid

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Transpiration is similar to evaporation, but happens...

• only in plants

• when water reaches a boiling temperature

• underground

• when there is no sunlight

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If someone refers to the humidity, they are describing...

• the air pressure

• the speed and direction of the wind

• the amount of water in the air

• the air temperature

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True or False: If the air is unsaturated, it means it cannot hold any more water.

• True

• False

As air temperature decreases, what happens to the amount of water vapor it can hold?

• it also decreases

• it increases

• it stays the same

• it eventually becomes 0.

Condensation is the change in state of matter from ___________.

• a liquid to a gas

• a gas to a liquid

• a solid to a liquid

• a liquid to a solid

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The dew point is also the temperature at which...

• water freezes

• it begins to rain

• the air is saturated with water vapor

• water evaporates into the air

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