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WorksheetsInv. 6 Water in the Air (Mrs. H)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water vapor is one of the components of the air in the atmosphere. What change causes the vapor in the air to form clouds?
a)
A. As air rises in the atmosphere, it becomes warmer and cannot hold as much water.
b)
B. As air cools, water vapor in the air condenses to liquid or solid state.
c)
C. Air rises, the water becomes heavier and changes form.
2.
Where can you find water vapor in the air?
a)
only in clouds
b)
only as
rain
c)
everywhere
3.
When the temperature decreases, the relative humidity _?_.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
4.
Frost forms on the grass when the dew point has been reached and the temperature is _?_.
a)
Above 0 0C
b)
Below 0 0C
5.
Which environment will probably have the lowest relative humidity?
a)
swamp
b)
desert
c)
rain forest
6.
Which environment will probably have the highest relative humidity?
a)
swamp
b)
rain forest
c)
desert
7.
When temperature decreases below the dew point, the water vapor in the air _?_.
a)
condenses
b)
evaporates
c)
stays the same
8.
When temperature decreases below the dew point, the water vapor in the air _?_.
a)
condenses
b)
evaporates
c)
stays the same
9.
Where does the water come from when you go outside and your glass of water “sweats”?
a)
water inside the glass
b)
atmosphere
c)
your breath
d)
refridgerator
10.
What type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
altocumulus
c)
cirrocumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
11.
What type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
altocumulus
c)
cirrocumulus
d)
nimbocumulus
12.
What type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
13.
In order to have condensation, moist, warm air needs to combine with _?_.
a)
the Sun
b)
rain
c)
a cold surface
14.
Why did the cloud disappear when you squeezed the pop bottle?
a)
Squeezing it increased the temperature so water evaporated
b)
Squeezing it decreased the temperature so water condensed
15.
Water molecules in the air during the summer are different from the winter because they move _?_.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
the same speed
16.
Water molecules suspended in air can be described as _?_.
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
17.
Where does the water come from when you go outside and your glass of water “sweats”?
a)
water inside the glass
b)
atmosphere
c)
just your breath
18.
Where can you find water vapor in the air?
a)
only
in clouds
b)
only as rain
c)
everywhere
19.
Cirrus clouds are made mostly of _?_.
a)
smoke and dust
b)
water droplets
c)
ice crystals
20.
What type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
altocumulus
c)
stratus
d)
altostratus
21.
What type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
altocumulus
c)
cirrocumulus
d)
nimbocumulus
22.
Feeling cool due to sweating is mainly due to _?_.
a)
condensation
b)
relative humidity
c)
humidity
d)
evaporation
23.
Boiling is different than evaporation due to all the following except _?_.
a)
Boiling occurs faster
b)
Evaporation occurs throughout the entire liquid
c)
Evaporation occurs below boiling point
d)
Evaporation absorbs heats from body & atmosphere
24.
When the temperature decreases and the water vapor stays the same, relative humidity increases because _?_
a)
Warm air doesn't require as much moisture to be saturated
b)
Cold air doesn't require as much moisture to be saturated
c)
Cold air requires more moisture to be saturated
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