The Great Air Race Lesson 1 Quiz

Students develop models of the water cycle by placing water in containers sealed with plastic wrap. They place several ice cubes on the plastic wrap to represent the cold air high in the atmosphere. They use 4 different lamps to represent the Sun. They turn the lamps on for 1 hour, then record the temperature shown on each thermometer. Their results are shown below. Which of the following models will likely have the greatest rate of evaporation in the system?

• Model A
• Model B
• Model C
• Model D

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Felipe makes a model of the water cycle using materials found around his house. Select the correct answer to describe the role of gravity in the water cycle. In the water cycle, gravity causes 1. [dew to form / precipitation to fall]. This happens when moisture 2. [condenses in the air / rises and disperses into the air].

• 1. dew to form 2. condenses in the air
• 1. dew to form 2. rises and disperses into the air
• 1. precipitation to fall 2. condenses in the air
• 1. precipitation to fall 2. rises and disperses into the air

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What are the driving forces of the water cycle? (Select all that apply)

• Gravity
• Solar Energy
• Sleet
• Earthquakes

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Choose the statement that best describes what would affect the humidity level of a dense forest environment with bodies of water and lots of trees.

• Evaporation from the bodies of water and transpiration from the trees and plants would add water vapor into the air.
• Condensation from the clouds would make the air feel heavy and muggy.
• Runoff from the rain would channel the water back into the forest, increasing humidity compared to outside the forest.
• Precipitation from clouds would fall directly into the forest, and water would be absorbed by the trees.

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Imagine the dew point is 19 degrees Celsius and the temperature outside is 25 degrees Celsius. Describe what the weather will feel like using this model.

• The weather will feel a little muggy because the dew point is high and it is warm outside, so the air can hold more water.
• The weather will feel comfortable because the dew point is high but the air is cooler, so it can hold less water.
• The weather will feel uncomfortable because the dew point is over 25 degrees C, so the humidity is high.
• The weather will feel dry because the dew point is not yet at 38 degrees C, so there is not much water in the air.

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Describe how water cycles through the Earth.

• Each process involves the cycling of water through different temperatures.
• Each process moves water through a different, interconnected sphere and water can move through all the parts of the process repeatedly.
• Each process uses only energy from the Sun to move water.
• Each process moves water down to the ground as precipitation, and this pull of water down to the ground moves like a cycle.

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Oceans, rivers, lakes, and all the water on earth is the ___

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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Contains the solid rock and other material all the way to the Earth's core.

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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All the gases surrounding the Earth

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

All the living things on Earth

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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