Review CA Weather and the Water Cycle

1. Dean writes in his weather journal: "The air feels much drier today than yesterday." What change in the weather did he record?

• A. air pressure
• B. precipitation
• C. humidity
• D. wind speed

2. Maria looks at a weather map. There is a warm front symbol pointing toward where she lives. What is the best prediction she can make about tomorrow's weather?

• A. It will be the same as today.
• B. It will be warmer and wetter than today.
• C. It will be much colder and drier than today.
• D. It will be somewhat colder and wetter than today.

3. Which weather symbol indicates a warm front?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

4. Which of the following measures precipitation?

• A. barometer
• B. thermometer
• C. rain gauge
• D. weather vane

5. Claire measured changes in temperature over a five-day period. She measured in Fahrenheit and then constructed the bar graph below to organize her data.

• A. cold front and thunderstorms
• B. stationary front and clear skies
• C. reverse front and high humidity
• D. warm front and continuous rain

6. Weather maps are used to make predictions about the weather. Study the map key and the symbols on the map.

• A. A warm front will cut across Texas, bringing rain to the southern portions of the state.
• B. Low pressure will enter the state, bringing severe thunderstorms and damaging hail.
• C. An area of low pressure will stall over the state, causing high temperatures and clear skies.
• D. A cold front will move into eastern Texas, causing widely scattered showers and dropping temperatures.

7. What type of weather would your area MOST LIKELY have if a cold front is passing through?

• A. Warmer air, sunny and mild
• B. Warmer air, windy, rain
• C. Colder air, sunny and clear
• D. Colder air, rain and snow

8. What is TRUE about the water cycle?

• a. It has no beginning or end
• b. It has a beginning and an end
• c. It has a beginning but no end
• d. It has an end but no beginning

9. Water on the surface of Earth constantly moves through the water cycle. Which word describes surface water that seeps into the ground?

• A. runoff
• B. glacier
• C. groundwater
• D. condensation

10.As water vapor rises, it cools to form water droplets. What forms when billions of these water droplets are close together?

• A. clouds
• B. air currents
• C. transpiration
• D. condensation