Water and Weather 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

What is it called when a gas changes into a liquid?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

What is most of the water in California used for?

• Irrigation

• Drinking

• Swimming

• Fishing

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

• Conservation

• Pollution

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is it called when liquid changes to gas?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

What is it called when any form of water falls to the Earth’s surface?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Valley breeze

What is the jet stream?

• Fast moving global winds in the upper troposphere

• A slow ocean current

• A type of cloud

• A local wind

What is the composition of air?

• 78% Nitrogen; 21% Oxygen; 1% mixture of other gasses

• 50% Oxygen; 50% Nitrogen

• 100% Oxygen

• 60% Nitrogen; 40% Oxygen