WorksheetsWater Cycle and Orbits Assessment
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind Speed
b)
Wind Temperature
c)
Wind Direction
d)
Cardinal Directions
2.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Accumulation
c)
Run Off
d)
Transpiration
3.
How do you use this tool to take a measurement?
a)
Scoop water off the ground, read where the water level is on the number line on the side.
b)
Set it out in the rain, read where the water level is on the number line on the side.
c)
Set it out in the rain, drink the water.
4.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Accumulation
c)
Run Off
d)
Transpiration
5.
How do you take a measurement with this tool?
a)
Set it some place high, determine which way the arrow is pointing.
b)
Set it some place low, determine which way the arrow is pointing.
c)
Spin it as fast as you can with your hand and count the revolutions.
6.
How is wind created?
a)
Gravity pushes pressure systems together.
b)
The sun warms the air in the atmosphere, causing pressure systems to interact.
c)
The sun evaporates the water in the ocean, which causes wind.
d)
Air pressure expands across the mountains.
7.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Accumulation
c)
Run Off
d)
Transpiration
8.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Sound
b)
Length
c)
Time
d)
Heat
9.
What type of front arrived on May 3rd, and how do you know?
a)
A warm front because the daily high decreased from 71 to 62 degrees.
b)
A cold front because the daily high decreased from 71 to 62 degrees.
c)
A cold front because the temperature dropped below freezing.
d)
A warm front because the air pressure increased.
10.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Run Off
d)
Precipitation
11.
Which statement about the table is true?
a)
The daily high never dropped below 65 degrees.
b)
The temperatures indicate that it is probably snowing.
c)
The daily low never rose above 61 degrees.
12.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Condensation
b)
Accumulation
c)
Run Off
d)
Transpiration
13.
What step in the water cycle does the question mark represent?
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Run Off
d)
Precipitation
14.
Air pressure is...
a)
When air pushes against objects in all directions.
b)
Wind blowing.
c)
What causes climate.
d)
Measured by a thermometer.
15.
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season would it be in McKinney. TX?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
16.
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun affects the...
a)
Length of a day
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Winter Break
d)
The Seasons
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