Earth Science Facts Quiz

What does an anemometer do?

• Measures wind speed

• Measures temperature

• Measures humidity

• Measures rainfall

What is one way your family can decrease the amount of water you use?

• Fix leaky faucets

• Take longer showers

• Leave the tap running

• Water the lawn daily

Where do rain, sleet, and snow develop?

• Clouds

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Mountains

What is most of the water in California used for?

• Irrigation

• Drinking

• Swimming pools

• Industrial use

If a person uses wastewater to water their lawn, what are they practicing?

• Conservation

• Pollution

• Overuse

• Negligence

What kind of precipitation forms when water drops freeze within a cloud with strong updraft winds?

• Hail

• Snow

• Rain

• Sleet

What is it called when liquid changes to gas?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Freezing

• Melting

What direction does the Earth’s gravitational force pull?

• Toward the center of the Earth

• Away from the Earth

• Parallel to the surface

• Toward the North Pole

What is a local wind that blows from water toward land during the day called?

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

What local wind blows at night from land to sea?

• A Land breeze

• A Sea breeze

• A Mountain breeze

• A Valley breeze