Q1 Review

Which stage of the water cycle occurs when water vapor cools to form a cloud in the sky?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Answer explanation

Condensation is the water droplets that form on a cold glass and also the water droplets that form clouds in the sky.

Canyons are formed by

• Volcanoes

• Wind Erosion

• Water Erosion

• Ice Erosion

Answer explanation

Canyons are usually formed mostly by water erosion (river).

Which type of soil retains the most water?

• clay

• gravel

• sand

• silt

All of these are examples of fossil fuels EXCEPT-

• coal

• petroleum

• vegetable oil

• natural gas

Answer explanation

Vegetable oil is not a fossil fuel. It is used to cook and is made from vegetables.

Landslides cause rapid changes to the Earth’s surface. Which of the following also causes a rapid change to the Earth’s surface?

• Earthquake

• Sea Arch

• Canyon

• Delta

Answer explanation

Earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and floods cause rapid changes to the earth's surface.

Which of these best describes the relationship between the Sun and the ocean?

• The Sun’s heat causes the ocean waters to flow into rivers.

• The Sun’s heat causes the ocean waters to condense.

• The Sun’s heat causes the ocean waters to dissolve.

• The Sun’s heat causes the ocean waters to evaporate.

Earth’s surface is constantly changing. As a result, landforms such as deltas, cliffs, canyons, and sand dunes are formed. The development of these landforms is caused by all of the following agents of erosion EXCEPT-

• weathering

• wind

• water

• waves

Answer explanation

Weathering is not an agent of erosion. Wind, Water, and Ice are agents of erosion.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is temperature but climate is precipitation

• Weather is what the weather channel predicts and climate is what actually happens.

• Weather changes daily and can be predicted, but climate cannot ever be  predicted.

• Weather describes the daily atmospheric conditions, and climate is the average weather measured over many years.

Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments that have been eroded and then deposited in layers. This process requires –

• cool temperatures and time

• deposition and melting

• pressure and animal remains

• time and pressure

Answer explanation

The pressure makes the layer compact into rock over time.

Which planet is farthest from the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Earth

• Saturn

Answer explanation

My - Mercury

Very -Venus

Excellent - Earth

Mother - Mars

Just - Jupiter

Served - Saturn

Us - Uranus

Nachos - Neptune