WorksheetsWeather/Water Cycle
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A pattern of weather over a long period of time is the...
a)
climate
b)
plaid pants
c)
humidity
d)
weather
2.
When a LIQUID changes to a GAS state, it is called...
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
freezing
d)
fire
3.
What is a front?
a)
the boundary where two air masses meet
b)
the opposite of back
c)
the amount of water vapor in the air
d)
the force of weight of air pressing down on you
4.
The amount of water vapor in the air is the ...
a)
humidity
b)
the same as oxygen
c)
evaporation of water particles
d)
condensation of gas molecules
5.
The constant movement of Earth's water from the surface to the atmosphere and back again is ...
a)
the water cycle
b)
a 5th grade dance
c)
the waves at the ocean
d)
puddles on the moon
6.
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time is the...
a)
weather
b)
cold front
c)
warm front
d)
water cycle
7.
This starts in clouds as snow; if snow falls through the air that is above freezing on it way to the ground, it melts; it then hits the ground as this...
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail
8.
This type of precipitation is formed when it falls through a layer of air that is below freezing.
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
wind
d)
hail
9.
This type of precipitation starts as snow, melts into rain as it falls through warm air, and then meets another layer of freezing air and freezes again.
a)
sleet
b)
snow
c)
rain
d)
hailr
10.
Round lumps of ice are called...
a)
popsicles
b)
hailstones
c)
snowflakes
d)
icebergs
11.
What does a barometer measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
amount of rain
c)
length of seasons
d)
air pressure
12.
What kind of weather can you expect when there is rising barometric pressure?
a)
fair weather
b)
rainy weather
c)
stormy weather
d)
unstable weather
13.
Snow changing to rain is...
a)
solid changing to luquid
b)
solid changing to gas
c)
liquid changing to solid
d)
gas changing to liquid
14.
In the mountains of the northwest United States, you would expect the climate to be...
a)
both of these
b)
cool
c)
humid
d)
neither of these
15.
In the deserts of the southwest region of the United States, you would expect ...
a)
warm, humid air
b)
cool, humid air
c)
cold air
d)
hot, dry air
16.
In the swamps of the southeast region of the United States you would expect the weather to be
a)
warm, humid air
b)
cool, dry air
c)
freezing air
d)
full of alligators
17.
In the coastal areas of the northeast United States, you would expect the weather to be...
a)
cool, humid air
b)
hot, dry air
c)
freezing air
d)
cool, humid land
18.
When you see cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, you should expect what type of weather?
a)
stormy
b)
calm
c)
dry and hot
d)
clear skies
19.
ALL deserts are hot.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
All deserts are cold.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
All deserts have a lot of humidity.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.
All deserts have very little precipitation.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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