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WorksheetsWeather/The Water Cycle
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 57mins
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Class
Date
1.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
2.
Climate is
a)
the further you get from the equator
b)
the higher you go, the colder it gets
c)
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
d)
the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
3.
A person who studies weather and weather patterns is a(n)
a)
Botanist
b)
Astronomer
c)
Geologist
d)
Meteorologist
4.
What does this tool measure?
a)
wind direction
b)
wind seed
c)
zoo this way
d)
ocean current
5.
What does the lamp represent in this water cycle set up?
a)
The Sun
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Accumulation
6.
What are the three stages of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
b)
rain, condensation, precipitation
c)
steam, rain, snow
d)
evaporation, collection, precipitation
7.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
8.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
9.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
10.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
13.
What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
14.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
15.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS) _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
16.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
17.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
18.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
19.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
rain gauge
b)
U.F.O.
c)
satellite
d)
anemometer
20.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
21.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
22.
Temperature is measured in...
a)
degrees
b)
inches
c)
centimeters
d)
feet
23.
What pushes weather from place to place?
a)
magic
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
clouds
24.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
25.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
26.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
27.
This is a picture of
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
fog
d)
hail
28.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
29.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
30.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
31.
Water vapor suspended at or near Earth's surface
a)
Dew
b)
Frost
c)
Fog
d)
Snow
32.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
33.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
34.
Boiling Point is...
a)
212 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
100 degrees Celsius
c)
Both
35.
Freezing point is...
a)
32 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
0 degrees celsius
c)
all of the above
36.
Body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
37.
The red liquid in the thermometer is called...
a)
Juice
b)
Water
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
38.
If this was the temperature outside you would expect it to be what season?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
39.
What does the abbreviation °F mean?
a)
degrees Celsius
b)
degrees Fahrenheit
c)
degrees temperature
40.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
21° C
b)
21° F
c)
22° F
d)
22°C
41.
On which temperature scale does water freeze at 0 degrees and boil at 100 degrees?
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
c)
Kelvin
d)
Calvin
42.
On which temperature scale does water freezes at 32 degrees and boil at 212 degrees?
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
c)
Kelvin
d)
Calvin
43.
This picture is an example of :
a)
this shows the particles in a solid
b)
this shows the particles in a liquid
c)
this shows the particles in a gas
d)
this shows the particles in plasma
44.
This picture is an example of:
a)
the particles in a solid
b)
the particles in a liquid
c)
the particles in a gas
d)
the particles in plasma
45.
This picture is an example of:
a)
the particles in a solid
b)
the particles in a liquid
c)
the particles in a gas
d)
the particles in plasma
46.
What do you call the three forms that matter usually takes: solid, liquid, and gas.
a)
matter
b)
molecule
c)
physical property
d)
states of mater
47.
Anything that takes up space
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
matter
48.
Has a definite volume but no shape.
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
d)
Fluid
49.
The measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
area
c)
matter
50.
Has a definite shape and volume
a)
Solid
b)
Crystalline Solid
c)
Viscosity
d)
Surface Tension
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