5.8A&B Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather and climate have no relation to each other.

• Weather describes short-term conditions, while climate describes long-term conditions.

• Weather describes long-term conditions, while climate describes short-term conditions.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

What is precipitation?

• The movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation.

• The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.

• The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things.

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Where is fresh water found?

• In the entire body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth

• In rivers, lakes, glaciers, ice sheets, and underground

• In the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

• In oceans

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Where is salt water found?

• In the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

• In rivers, lakes, glaciers, ice sheets, and underground

• In the atmosphere

• In oceans

What is evaporation?

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• Physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas

• A buildup or gathering of something that occurs over time

• Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid

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What is runoff?

• The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things

• The movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

• The set of weather conditions that prevail in a region year after year

• The amount of water vapor in the air

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What is condensation in the context of the water cycle?

• The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid.

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas.

• The process of water moving from areas of higher elevation to lower elevation.

• The process of water being absorbed by plants and animals.

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• The sun has no role in the water cycle.

• The sun provides the heat energy required for evaporation.

• The sun cools the water, causing it to condense and form clouds.

• The sun pushes the water from higher to lower elevations.

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What is transpiration in the context of the water cycle?

• The process of water moving from areas of higher elevation to lower elevation.

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas.

• The process of water being released by plants into the atmosphere.

• The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid.

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The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

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