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Climate/Weather and Water Cycle Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

2.

______________ occurs when water changes from a gas to a liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

3.

______________ occurs when water falls from the sky as a solid or liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

4.

______________ occurs when plants release water into the atmosphere

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

5.

Water gathering in one place is _________________

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

run-off

d)

accumulation

6.

This occurs when water flows from higher ground to lower ground due to the pull of gravity.

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

run-off

d)

accumulation

7.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

accumulation

8.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

accumulation

9.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

accumulation

10.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

accumulation

11.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

accumulation

12.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

run-off

13.

This picture shows which part of the water cycle?

a)

groundwater

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

e)

run-off

14.

What is the source of energy that drives the water cycle?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Earth

c)

The Sun

d)

Magma from deep in the Earth

e)

Ur Female Parent

15.

The main difference between weather and climate is that

a)

there is no difference

b)

weather is long-term and climate is short-term

c)

weather is short-term and climate is long-term

d)

Weather and Climate can be both short-term and long-term

16.

All of these are examples of weather except

a)

Austin has been cool and rainy the past few weeks

b)

Houston is under a Hurricane Watch

c)

Yuma, AZ has about 330 days of sunshine every year

d)

Seattle has a 90% chance of rain this weekend

17.

All of these are examples of climate but

a)

The highest official recorded temperature was 134oF in Death Valley, CA

b)

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

c)

The Sahara is getting hotter and dryer

d)

Florida is hot and humid because it is a peninsula

18.

This picture is an example of

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Your female parent

d)

Space Weather

19.

Which of these influences the climate of a location?

a)

The changing distance between the Earth and the Sun

b)

The lack of rainfall over the past few months

c)

The amount of direct sunlight received

d)

A warm front

20.

Great Britain is at the same latitude as Canada but does not get as much snow and ice because...

a)

The British play cricket instead of ice hockey

b)

Warm Atlantic water makes the climate more mild

c)

Canada mostly borders the Arctic Ocean

d)

Great Britain is closer to Europe, which has a mild climate