Sci 8 Weather HW #3

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

Warm, less dense air (including vapor) rises in the atmosphere. Cool, more dense air (including vapor) sinks. This transfer is . . . .

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• gravity

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys

What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky