Water Cycle/Weather

Rain, hail, sleet and snow are all examples of

• deposition

• frozen water

• precipitation

• tornado warning signs

Clouds form in the air due to what process?

• runoff

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

This is a type of cloud that gets bigger and bigger, sometimes getting very dark on the bottom. This is a sign to us on earth that __________ will fall soon.

• dew

• fog

• rain

• temperatures

What type of front is represented here?

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

What is the continuous movement of water from the oceans to the air and land, and back to the oceans?

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Water cycle

• Run-off

What causes the evaporation process of the water cycle where water from the ocean's surface is transformed into vapor?

• Sun

• Moon

• wind

• waves

Adrienne noticed a puddle in her driveway after a rain storm before the sun came out. Later that afternoon, she noticed the puddle was much smaller. What made the puddle become smaller?

• The rain stopped falling.

• The puddle drained into the grass.

• The sun heated the water and it evaporated.

• The water was soaked into the driveway.

What term describes the process of liquid water changing into a gas as it moves into air?

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

• freezing

Clouds are made up of water droplets. Which statement BEST describes how the water droplets get into the air to form clouds?

• Water droplets in clouds are a result of precipitation.

• The water droplets in clouds get into the air through absorption.

• Clouds form on the ground and the wind blows them up into the air.

• Water evaporates from the surface of the Earth and then condenses to form clouds.

Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets that were changed from water vapor to liquid water. Which words are in the correct order for how clouds are formed?

• collection, evaporation

• condensation, evaporation

• evaporation, condensation

• precipitation, collection