WorksheetsChapter 6: The Water Cycle and Weather
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much of Earth's surface is covered with water?
a)
3/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
2/4
2.
What is the difference between ocean water and fresh water?
a)
Ocean water is warmer than fresh water
b)
Fresh water has dissolved minerals, and oceans do not.
c)
Oceans are salty, and fresh water is not.
d)
Fresh water is full of sodium chloride, and ocean are not.
3.
How is air at the top of a mountain different from air at the base of the mountain?
a)
Air at the top of the mountain is denser.
b)
Air pressure is lower at the top of the mountain.
c)
Air pressure is higher at the top of the mountain.
d)
Air at the top of the mountain contains more mass.
4.
Why is the Baltic Sea less salty than other seas?
a)
Deserts surround the Baltic Sea.
b)
The Baltic Sea is in a warm place.
c)
Many rivers flow into the Baltic Sea.
d)
Water travels very quickly through the Baltic Sea.
5.
What is the Sun's role in the water cycle?
a)
Water evaporates in the Sun's warmth.
b)
The Sun makes water particles slow down.
c)
Water condenses when it is warmed by the the Sun.
d)
The Sun's warmth changes water from a gas to a liquid.
6.
What happens when moist air rises?
a)
The moist air warms, and water evaporates from the Sun.
b)
The moist air is able to store even more water as it rises.
c)
The moist air cools and is able to store more precipitation.
d)
The moist air cools, and the water vapor condenses into clouds.
7.
What is condensation?
a)
rain becoming ice as it cools
b)
ice becoming liquid water as it warms
c)
rain becoming water vapor as it warms
d)
water vapor becoming liquid water as it cools
8.
What do curving lines on a weather map show?
a)
fronts and how they are moving
b)
areas where low pressure systems are
c)
areas where high pressure systems are
d)
areas where high and low temperatures are
9.
What best describes air?
a)
a force that presses gases toward Earth's surface
b)
a substance with no mass that contains water vapor
c)
a force that surrounds Earth
d)
the gases that surround Earth's surface
10.
What happens to air when there is an area of lower pressure nearby?
a)
Air that was moving comes to a standstill.
b)
The water vapor in the air becomes less dense.
c)
The air moves toward the area of low pressure.
d)
The particles of air become more loosely packed.
11.
Which of these will measure air pressure?
a)
humidity
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
condensation
12.
What is humidity?
a)
air pressure
b)
how strong the wind is
c)
the amount of water in the air
d)
whether air pressure is rising or falling
13.
Why do you often see clouds along a cold front?
a)
Cold air makes the clouds visible.
b)
Clouds are left from the warm front.
c)
The water vapor in the warm air mass cools and condenses into clouds
d)
Cold air moves above the warm air to form clouds.
14.
Which best describes stratus clouds?
a)
low-lying white clouds made of ice crystals
b)
clouds close the the ground that often bring rain or snow
c)
clouds high in the sky formed when water vapor becomes ice
d)
high, white and puffy clouds that may appear in good weather
15.
How are greenhouse gases beneficial?
a)
They help keep the Earth warm.
b)
They can make the climates change.
c)
They may cause the polar ice caps to melt.
d)
They have caused global changes in temperature.
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