Big Idea 6 Science

Dew forms during which part of the water cycle?

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Runoff

Which is the effect of energy from the Sun heating water on Earth's surface?

• Water molecules speed up and escape into the atmosphere as water vapor, or evaporate.
• Water molecules slow down and accumulate as drops, or condense.
• Water molecules remain at constant speed and recycle through the atmosphere.
• None of the other answer choices

During which stage of the water cycle does water lose energy and change state?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

Which stage of the water cycle is responsible for drying a puddle after a rainstorm?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation

A molecule of water vapor is a gas that could have once been in a different state and located in

• a glacier
• the ocean
• a raindrop
• all of the other answer choices

The water on the outside of a cool glass of water on a warm day is called

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• water vapor

How would the climate of a city near the ocean differ from one that was 50 miles inland?

• Air temperatures near water change more quickly than air temperatures inland.
• Air temperatures near water do not change as quickly as air temperatures inland.
• Air temperatures would generally be higher year round at the city near the ocean.
• Air temperatures would generally be lower year round at the city near the ocean.

How would the climate of a city near the ocean differ from one that was 50 miles inland?

• Air temperatures near water change more quickly than air temperatures inland.
• Air temperatures near water do not change as quickly as air temperatures inland.
• Air temperatures would generally be higher year round at the city near the ocean.
• Air temperatures would generally be lower year round at the city near the ocean.

Which tool would a meteorologist use to predict temperatures for the following week?

• thermometer
• computer models
• barometer
• all of the other answer choices

Water on Earth’s surface absorbs energy and evaporates into a gas. What is this gas?

• Air
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Water Vapor