WorksheetsChapter 18 Moisture,Clouds, and Precipitation- PK Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
Evaporation :
a)
is the process of changing a liquid to a gas.
b)
is the process where a gas, like water vapor, changes to a liquid, like water.
c)
is the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
d)
is the conversion of a vapor directly to a solid.
2.
Deposition :
a)
is the process of changing a liquid to a gas.
b)
is the process where a gas, like water vapor, changes to a liquid, like water.
c)
is the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
d)
is the conversion of a vapor directly to a solid.
3.
Sublimation :
a)
is the process of changing a liquid to a gas.
b)
is the process where a gas, like water vapor, changes to a liquid, like water.
c)
is the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
d)
is the conversion of a vapor directly to a solid.
4.
Condensation:
a)
is the process of changing a liquid to a gas.
b)
is the process where a gas, like water vapor, changes to a liquid, like water.
c)
is the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
d)
is the conversion of a vapor directly to a solid.
5.
Humidity
a)
amount of water vapor in the air
b)
how much water vapor can be put into dry air
c)
Flavor of cheetos
d)
amount of water vapor per pound of soil or other solid
6.
Relative humidity
a)
how much water vapor is in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold at that temperature and pressue
b)
temperature parcel of air would need to be cooled to reach saturation (measure of actual moisture content)
c)
amount of water vapor sublimated in a 60 second period
d)
That relative you only see on holidays
7.
Dew Point
a)
when air is allowed to expand it cools, when it is compressed it warms
b)
The temperature at which a parcel of air would need to be cooled to reach saturation
c)
When you're so thirsty and hot that only a cold Mountain Dew will do.
d)
Amount of moisture in the air relative to the amount it can actually carry
8.
Orographic lifting
a)
air is forced to rise over a mountain barrier (causes rainshadow effect)
b)
a pileup of horizontal airflow result in upward movement
c)
Cold and warm air masses collide, causing less dense air to move downward
d)
Orange slices
9.
Cirrus
a)
clouds that are at high altitudes, delicate, and wispy; feathery
b)
globular, rounded cloud rising vertically like a pile, from a flat bottom
c)
layered clouds in middle altitudes
d)
blue
10.
Cumulus
a)
clouds that are at high altitudes, delicate, and wispy; feathery
b)
globular, rounded cloud rising vertically like a pile, from a flat bottom
c)
are clouds best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky.
11.
Stratus
a)
clouds that are at high altitudes, delicate, and wispy; feathery
b)
globular, rounded cloud rising vertically like a pile, from a flat bottom
c)
are clouds best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky.
12.
This diagram shows how a certain type of precipitation is formed. Water drops are caught in up-drafts and down-drafts, over and over, before they fall to Earth as
a)
dew.
b)
hail.
c)
rain.
d)
snow.
13.
What type of precipitation forms when raindrops fall through cold layer of air and freeze before they hit the ground?
a)
Sleet
b)
Snow
c)
Rain
d)
Hail
14.
If the air temperature is warm, the moisture falls as ___________.
a)
Rain
b)
Sleet
c)
Hail
d)
Snow
15.
Clouds filled with water will become thicker and grayer and become too heavy for wind to carry them so the moisture falls to the ground as ________________.
a)
Rain
b)
Precipitation
c)
Snow
d)
Hail
16.
What is fog?
a)
a form of precipitation
b)
a cloud high in the sky
c)
a cloud at or near the ground
d)
rain
17.
Visible mixtures of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air:
a)
mist
b)
bacon
c)
clouds
d)
front
18.
When it comes to understanding weather and atmospheric processes in general, this is the most important gas:
a)
water vapor
b)
oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
nitrogen
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