Unit 4 Review

Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?

• Water vapor condensing to form clouds.

• Water evaporating from the surface of the ocean.

• Rain freezing as it falls toward the ground.

• Clouds releasing precipitation over a mountain.

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Clouds are formed when millions of droplets of water become suspended in the air.   

    Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?

• Expansion of cold air

• Formation of carbon dioxide

• Condensation of water vapor

• Breakdown of atmospheric ozone

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Which statement correctly describes a water cycle process?

• Condensation can occur when liquid water molecules in clouds release energy and fall to Earth.

• Evaporation can occur when water absorbs energy from the Sun and changes into water vapor.

• Precipitation can occur when water vapor absorbs energy and moves high in the atmosphere.

• Precipitation can occur when water vapor releases energy and forms liquid water droplets.

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A meteorologist was observing her weather instruments and noticed that the rainfall had decreased dramatically over the last four days. She recorded her observations in the chart. How can the meteorologist use this data?

• She can use the data to show that there will be no change for her area.

• She needs to throw out the data because it was not taken correctly.

• She can use the data to predict a change in weather for her area.

• She can use the data to predict climate change for her area.

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After studying the temperatures, precipitation, wind speed, and barometric pressure 

    of the Bahamas off the coast of Florida for the past thirty years a group of 

    researchers have concluded that it is not likely that there will be a snow storm in a 

    tropical region. What characteristic of the area did the researchers use to help them   

    make that conclusion?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement.

• Climate, because they are comparing measurements over a long period of time.

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment.

• Weather, because they are comparing measurements over a long period of time.

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How can weather be used to determine climate?

• Weather and climate are synonyms. (The exact same)

• Climate uses weather data over time to show what a person could typically expect at a specific location.

• To find the weather conditions for an area you NEED to know the climate of that area.

• Climate uses temperature and precipitation data for a specific day to predict the weather for the next day.

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What happens during the evaporation stage of the water cycle?

• Liquid water is heated by the sun, turns into gas, and then falls as precipitation.

• Gaseous water is heated by the sun, rises, and cools in the atmosphere forming a cloud.

• Liquid water is heated by the sun, then becomes water vapor, and rises into the atmosphere.

• Gaseous water collects in drops of fog above the ocean’s surface, then becomes precipitation.

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Use your knowledge of the water cycle to select cities that have the highest annual amounts of rainfall.

Select THREE correct answers.

• Seattle, Miami, Washington D.C.

• Dallas, New York City, Plano

• Las Vegas, San Fransisco, Phoenix

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The order of the water cycle goes precipitation followed by:

• accumulation/collection

• evaporation

• condensation

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True or False: After Evaporation, the next step in the water cycle is condensation.

• True

• False

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