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WorksheetsWeather & Water Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Information on which of the following is LEAST useful to scientists who study weather?
a)
humidity
b)
wind speed
c)
tree ring data
d)
air temperature
2.
Which is an effect of the Sun on Earth?
a)
The Sun's energy powers the rock cycle.
b)
The Sun's energy causes water to evaporate.
c)
The Sun's heat provides most of our electricity.
d)
The Sun provides animals with energy to make food.
3.
The process in which liquid changes to gas is called
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
water cycle
d)
precipitation
4.
Expect very cold temperatures when you visit a/an
a)
tropical climate
b)
temperate climate
c)
weather
d)
polar climate
5.
The place where two air masses meet is a/an
a)
front
b)
weather
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
climate
6.
The trapping of heat by Earth's atmosphere is called the
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
greenhouse effect
7.
A large body of air that has about the same weather factors throughout is a/an
a)
weather
b)
air mass
c)
precipitation
d)
air pressure
8.
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
a)
precipitation
b)
weather
c)
condensation
d)
atmosphere
9.
An area with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters has a/an
a)
tropical climate
b)
temperate climate
c)
precipitation
d)
polar climate
10.
The change of state from gas to liquid is called
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
air pressure
d)
condensation
11.
The blanket of air that surrounds Earth is the
a)
climate
b)
greenhouse effect
c)
atmosphere
d)
front
12.
The weight of air as it pushes down on Earth's surface is called
a)
air mass
b)
atmosphere
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
air pressure
13.
An example of a liquid turning into a gas is
a)
rain water evaporating
b)
ice melting into water
c)
rain water turning into ice
d)
water vapor condensing
14.
Which instrument is used to measure the force of air pressing upon an object?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermostat
d)
rain gauge
15.
What makes up clouds?
a)
tiny water droplets or ice crystals
b)
water vapor
c)
a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen
d)
tiny hailstones
16.
As you move south from the North Pole to the equator, the climate changes from
a)
topical to temperate
b)
polar to temperate to polar
c)
polar to tropical to temperate
d)
polar to temperate to tropical
17.
In a process of the water cycle, water may change into which of these states?
a)
liquid only
b)
gas and liquid only
c)
solid and liquid only
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
18.
Where is precipitation most likely to fall?
a)
along a front
b)
in the middle of an air mass
c)
in the northern part of an air mass
d)
in the southern part of an air mass
19.
Which climate zone has a weather pattern of warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters?
a)
polar
b)
temperate
c)
tropical
d)
Equator
20.
An anemometer measures
a)
wind speed
b)
wind direction
c)
air pressure
d)
temperature
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