Atmosphere Test

Put the steps of the water cycle in order from 1 to 5.

• Warm water vapor rises.

• The water evaporates.

• The water vapor cools, forming a cloud.

• The cloud cools, causing precipitation to fall.

  Water is used on earth and returns to the ocean.

• Sun heats the earth's water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______ are whirling windstorms that form over a warm ocean.

• tornado

• hurricanes

• blizzard

• tropical rainstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Snowflakes are formed when molecules of water vapor begin to _______.

• melt

• hail

• freeze

• sleet

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The sun's heat changes water into a gas called water vapor.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The greenhouse effect is the atmosphere keeping heat from escaping back into space.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the condition of the air called?

• climate

• wind

• precipitation

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Water changing from water vapor to a liquid is called what?

• solid

• precipitation

• condensation

• gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The ______ is the layer of air that surrounds the earth.

• atmosphere

• climate

• weather

• troposphere

What type of zone is the climate always cold?

• frigid

• temperate

• tropical

• mild

Windstorms that form over hot land are called ______.

• snow storm

• blizzard

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5