Water Cycle and Weather

Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through

• transpiration

• respiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

_____ moves underground to the ocean

• sea water

• groundwater

• lake water

• rain drops

____ happens when liquid turns into a gas on Earth's surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• respiration

• transpiration

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

What type of large scale winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes

• mountain breezes

• global winds

• land breezes

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime