3rd Grade Weather and Water Cycle Quiz

What is the definition of weather?

• Water that moves downward into the ground

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• The stage in the water cycle when water vapor cools and turns into water droplets

• The state of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place

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What is cloud coverage?

• The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• The stage of the water cycle where water turns into water vapor

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

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What is precipitation?

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

• The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• When water falls from the clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• The continuous movement of water on, above, or below the Earth’s surface

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What is evaporation?

• The state of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place

• The stage of the water cycle where water turns into water vapor

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• Water that moves downward into the ground

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What is climate?

• The stage in the water cycle when water vapor cools and turns into water droplets

• The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

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The measure of how fast the air is moving (unit = miles per hour)

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The continuous movement of water on, above, or below the Earth’s surface

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Water that moves downward into the ground

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How are clouds formed?

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​ Weather consists of (a)   ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)  

• wind speed,
• snow
• precipitation,
• runoff
• temperature,
• hail
• and cloud coverage.

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