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Unit 5 Review - Weather, Climate & Water Cycle

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
2.

How does the Sun and ocean interact to form clouds?

a)

Heat from the Sun warms the oceans, causing water to evaporate & that water will condense to form clouds

b)

Heat from the sun makes it rain

c)

Transpiration from plants evaporate to form clouds

d)

When the clouds get heavy enough it will rain, and the rain falls into the ocean.

3.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
4.

Most evaporation happens from the oceans. This is because .....

a)

the ocean has salt in it

b)

the ocean has the largest amount of water

c)

the water at the poles is frozen

d)

The ocean is pretty

5.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
Why are clouds a key element of the water cycle?
a)
increase amount of water on the planet
b)
protect land from sunlight
c)
lower temperature of the air
d)
transport water from one part of the planet to another
8.
What most likely occurred between day 4 and day 5?
a)
A warm front
b)
A snow storm
c)
Low pressure system
d)
A cold front
9.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
10.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
11.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
12.
What part of this water cycle set up represents precipitation?
a)
The lamp
b)
Water sitting in the bottom on of bottle
c)
Drops running down the side of the bottle
d)
Tiny drops at the top of the bottle
13.
You predict that the weather will get colder over the next few days because a cold front is approaching. How should you verify this change in weather?
a)
Check the weather forecast online
b)
Look at the clouds outside for 3 days
c)
Use a thermometer to measure and record the temperature over the next 3 days
d)
Measure and record the rain using a rain gauge for the next 3 days
14.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
15.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
16.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of flow in the water cycle?
a)
evaporation; precipitation; condensation; collection
b)
condensation; collection, evaporation; precipitation
c)
evaporation; condensation; collection; precipitation
d)
precipitation; collection; evaporation; condensation
17.
What is B representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
18.
What is D representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
19.
According to the map, which statement is accurate?
a)
There is a cold front over Texas.
b)
There is a warm front over Texas.
c)
It is cloudy in Florida.
d)
Texas is warm and partly cloudy.
20.

Why do areas around the equator have temperatures that stay fairly constant throughout the year?

a)

because of all the plants in the rainforest

b)

the soil there retains water better than in other places

c)

the angle of the sun hitting that area of the Earth stays the same

d)
all of these
21.
Which of the following describes climate?
a)
Yesterday was cold and windy in Quinlan, Texas
b)
The humidity today is high.
c)
Texas experienced a great heat wave in 1980 with more than 42 consecutive days of 100 degree days.
d)
Summers are usually mild in Austin, Texas.
22.
How could you turn steam into a liquid?
a)
By heating it
b)
By cooling it 
c)
By evaporating it
d)
Using a magnet
23.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
24.
What does the lamp represent in this water cycle set up?
a)
The Sun
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Accumulation
25.
The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth.  When water in the oceans absorbs the sunlight's energy, even if it doesn't heat up, what process can happen to the water?
a)
accumulation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
26.

Which of the following is not an example of how the Sun and the water cycle cause weather?

a)

Plants losing water through transpiration

b)

Storm systems created from heated ocean water

c)

Uneven heating of Earth's surface causing wind

d)

Clouds full of water causing rain or snow