Ch.7 Changes in Weather

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere is called precipitation.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

What the air is like at a certain time and place is the weather.

• weather

• climate

• temperature

• humidity

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. The layers of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth are called the atmosphere.

• the atmosphere

• the lithosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the biosphere

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. The path water takes between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called the water cycle.

• The path water takes between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called the water cycle.

• The path water takes between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called the carbon cycle.

• The path water takes between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called the nitrogen cycle.

• The path water takes between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called the oxygen cycle.

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Earth is shaped like a ball called a sphere.

• Earth is shaped like a ball called a sphere.

• Earth is shaped like a cube called a block.

• Earth is shaped like a pyramid called a cone.

• Earth is shaped like a cylinder called a tube.

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. A hurricane is a storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over the ocean.

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Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Cirrus, cumulus, and stratus are all types of clouds.

• Cirrus, cumulus, and stratus

• Nimbus, altostratus, and stratocumulus

• Fog, mist, and haze

• Rain, snow, and sleet

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. Winter is the coldest season of the year.

• Winter is the coldest season of the year.

• Summer is the coldest season of the year.

• Spring is the coldest season of the year.

• Autumn is the coldest season of the year.

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. Earth spins on its axis.

• Earth spins on its axis.

• Earth spins around the sun.

• Earth spins on its orbit.

• Earth spins in space.

Write the word or words that best complete each sentence in the spaces below. Words may be used only once. A tornado is a powerful storm that forms over land.

• A tornado is a powerful storm that forms over land.

• A tornado is a gentle breeze that forms over water.

• A tornado is a mild drizzle that forms over mountains.

• A tornado is a light snowfall that forms over deserts.