Weather and Climate Review 2025

What clouds are fluffy and white and are NOT storm clouds?

• stratonimbus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

At what temperature does water freeze?

• 30 degrees

• 32 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 28 degrees

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What is the power source for the water cycle?

• evaporation

• macaroni and cheese

• the wind

• the sun

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What type of clouds are STORM clouds that a like a thick blanket? These clouds cause a storm that can last all day.

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratonimbus

• stratus

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Which of the following would be a JUST RIGHT temperature for building a snow fort?

• 30 degrees

• 18 degrees

• 80 degrees

• 34 degrees

What is the first step in the water cycle?

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

• evaporation

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The water that formed inside the glass during the Gas Trap experiment was an example of ____________.

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• liquification

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When plants sweat the water out, it is known as ___________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• accumulation

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The energy from ________ heats up oceans, lakes, and rivers during the water cycle.

• the washing machine

• the sun

• the equator

• the wind

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When water changes from a liquid to a gas during the water cycle, it is known as _____________________.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• hibernation

• condensation

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