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6th grade science review

Total questions: 192

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What role does run-off play in the water cycle?

a)

It is the process in which liquid turns into water vapor

b)

It returns precipitation to the oceans, rivers, streams

c)

It takes water out of the water cycle

d)

It turns water into water vapor

2.

Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year around?

a)

It tilts towards the sun and gets much more direct sunlight

b)

It has no prevailing winds

c)

It has no mountains to affect its climate

d)

The sun's rays strike the equator at the same angle all year

3.

The following image displays the male organ of the flower called the stamen. What two parts make up the stamen?

a)

Anther and filament

b)

Stigma and stamen

c)

Ovary and ovule

d)

Pistil and anther

4.

What process is being shown in the image?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Pollination

5.

Which definition best describes what is occurring in the picture?

a)

When a plant breaks down food for energy

b)

What a plant releases water from its leaves

c)

When pollen is transferred by wind, water, or animals

d)

When a plant uses light energy to make food

6.

What advantage does the fruit provide to the seed?

a)

The fruit gives the seed the nutrition it needs

b)

The fruit protects the seed

c)

The fruit makes the seed more appealing to eat

d)

The fruit creates the seed

7.

Which ocean current is responsible for bringing warm moist air to the Eastern Atlantic coast?

a)

Cold California Current

b)

East Australian Current

c)

Atlantic Current

d)

The Gulf Stream

8.

Glucose and oxygen are products of what plant process?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Fertilization

9.

What part of the flower below is brightly colored and scented to attract pollinators?

a)

Leaves

b)

Petals

c)

Stigma

d)

Stem

10.

A whirling mass of warm, moist air that spins counter clockwise and usually brings stormy weather.

a)

Low Pressure System

b)

High Pressure System

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Blizzard

11.

The warming of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere due to gases in the air that trap energy from the sun is known as

a)

Global Warming

b)

Climate Change

c)

Weather

d)

Greenhouse Effect

12.

When precipitation falls on a nonporous surface or falls too fast for the water to be absorbed.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Ground Water Flow

c)

Surface Water Flow

d)

Condensation

13.

A low lying stratus cloud, like the one pictured below is defined as ________________.

a)

Fog

b)

Front

c)

Ozone

d)

Nimbostratus

14.

Transpiration, photosynthesis, and respiration all occur in which part of a plant?

a)

Stem

b)

Roots

c)

Flowers

d)

Leaves

15.

Structural adaptations that an organism develops over time to protect themselves are known as what?

a)

Tropism

b)

Defenses

c)

Processes

d)

Growth

16.

Fungi are _______________ if they obtain energy from a living organism and harm that organism.

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Parasitic

d)

Hyphae

17.

Protists live in all of the following environments except one.

a)

Dry

b)

Moist

c)

Pond

d)

Lake

18.

What is the energy associated with the motion of particles in a substance?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

19.

As you decrease or reduce the speed of a car, you increase its kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What two simple machines are found in scissors?

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Lever

d)

inclined plane

21.

Which of the following would best be used to complete the circuit below?

a)

Rubber band

b)

Metal nail

c)

Leather shoelace

d)

Wooden toothpick

22.

The amount of _______________ energy an object has depends on its speed and mass.

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Chemical

d)

Kinetic

23.

Electrical energy can be transformed into _________ energy and _______ energy if a light bulb is added to a circuit.

a)

thermal and mechanical

b)

thermal and radiant

c)

thermal and chemical

24.

What would be the energy conversion from rubbing your hands together quickly?

a)

Electrical - Thermal

b)

Mechanical - Electrical

c)

Mechanical - Chemical

d)

Mechanical - Thermal

25.

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing ________________ potential energy. When you let go of the rubber band, stored elastic potential energy is transformed into _____________ energy.

a)

Gravitational, thermal

b)

Elastic, kinetic

c)

Gravitational, kinetic

d)

Elastic, potential

26.

When the kinetic energy of an object increases, what is happening to its temperature?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stays the same

27.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Gas

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Water

28.

A magnet is placed on a table, and a sheet of blank paper is placed over the magnet. What could be sprinkled on the paper to show the magnetic field of the magnet?

a)

Salt

b)

Iron shavings

c)

Sand

d)

Oil

29.

Through the process of respiration, your body converts _______________ into energy.

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Food

d)

Sweat

30.

Which classification level is more broad than the phylum level?

a)

order

b)

class

c)

family

d)

kingdom

31.

Which of the following animals are endothermic?

a)

amphibians and mammals

b)

mammals and birds

c)

fish and reptiles

d)

reptiles and amphibians

32.

Panting, shedding, and sweating are all internal responses that help that help to regulate the temperature of _____________ animals.

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Endoskeleton

c)

Endothermic

d)

Ectothermic

33.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of vertebrates?

a)

backbones

b)

exoskeletons

c)

made of multiple cells

d)

blood that circulates through blood vessels

34.

What two classification levels make up an organisms scientific name?

a)

kingdom and species

b)

genus and family

c)

genus and family

d)

genus and species

35.

This organism is considered to be the most simple animal.

a)

mollusk

b)

annelid

c)

sponge

d)

amphibian

36.

birds building a nest is an example of a __________ behavior.

a)

learned

b)

inherited

37.

Which of the following would be an example of a courtship behavior?

a)

an octopus changing colors to blend in with its surroundings

b)

a bear hibernating over the winter

c)

a male peacock showing off his feathers to impress a female peacock

d)

a starfish eating a clam

38.

Which simple group of invertebrates have long tube-like bodies that are segmented?

a)

annelids

b)

sponges

c)

arthropods

d)

echinoderms

e)

mollusks

39.

Which bird would be best adapted to live near water? *

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

40.

Small animals swim in a pond near your home. They have no legs, but they do have tails. They breathe through their gills. As they grow older, their tails shrink and they develop four legs and lungs. Then, they leave the pond. What type of vertebrate is this?

a)

bird

b)

reptile

c)

amphibian

d)

fish

41.

A baby monkey sees its mother use a stick to get bugs out of a hole in a tree. Later, it does the same thing. This is a(n) __________ behavior.

a)

Inherited

b)

Instinctive

c)

Learned

d)

Acquired

42.

Which type of animal is not able to regulate (keep the same) its body temperature?

a)

ectothermic

b)

endothermic

43.

Which group of invertebrates has soft bodies, a muscular foot, and some are able to make shells?

a)

mollusks

b)

sponges

c)

echinoderms

d)

arthropods

e)

annelids

44.

Reptiles, amphibians, and fish are all _______________. This means they cannot regulate their own body temperature. *

a)

Endothermic

b)

Ectothermic

c)

Invertebrates

d)

Protists

45.

Panting, shedding, and sweating are all internal responses that help that help to regulate the temperature of _____________ animals.

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Endoskeleton

c)

Ectothermic

d)

Endothermic

46.

An endothermic animal that has fur and gives live birth belongs to which vertebrate group?

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptile

d)

Mammal

e)

Bird

47.

Which of the following characteristics is common in fish?

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Lungs

c)

Scales

d)

Legs

48.

What type of symmetry does this animal have?

a)

asymmetrical

b)

radial

49.

A vascular plant can transport food and water whereas a non-vascular plant cannot.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The following picture shows which type of plant?

a)

Vascular

b)

Non-vascular

51.

A pine tree has which type of stem?

a)

Herbaceous

b)

Xylem

c)

Woody

d)

Phloem

52.

Carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water are all reactants for which process?

a)

Respiration

b)

Transpiration

c)

Photosynthesis

53.

A baby sunflower follows the sun throughout the day for energy. What tropism is this known as?

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Gravitropism

54.

A carrot consists of one main root with smaller roots branching off. What type of root system is this?

a)

Taproot

b)

Fibrous

c)

Woody

d)

Herbaceous

55.

What protist structure for movement are small tiny hairs that are used to sweep food in?

a)

Flagella

b)

Pseudopod

c)

Cilia

56.

Transpiration, Respiration, and Photosynthesis are the 3 plant processes that occur in what part of the plant?

a)

Leaves

b)

Stem

c)

Flowers

d)

Roots

57.

What are the two products created from photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and glucose

c)

Oxygen and glucose

58.

What process occurs when glucose is broken down and sent throughout the plant to be used for energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Transpiration

59.

These are used to open and close the stomata to control how much water the plant releases.

a)

Stigma

b)

Leaves

c)

Ovary

d)

Guard cells

60.

All plants have the ability to make their own food. For this reason, what are plants classified as?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Consumers

61.

Vascular plants have tube-like structures that help move nutrients. The two structures are xylem and _______________

a)

petals

b)

flowers

c)

phloem

d)

hyphae

62.

A decrease in plant growth due to changes in temperature or amount of water is known as what?

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Germination

c)

Pollination

d)

Dormancy

63.

A plant's ability to grow against gravity, towards the sky, is known as what?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Gravitropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Phototropism

64.

____________ can be dispersed by wind, water, or animals and allow for reproduction.

a)

Petals

b)

Roots

c)

Stems

d)

Seeds

65.

The stigma, style, and ovary make up which part of the flower?

a)

Anther

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Stem

66.

The anther and filament make up the male organ of the plant. What is the name of the male organ?

a)

Stamen

b)

Pistil

c)

Ovule

d)

Stigma

67.

Due to their smell and bright color, this part of the plant attracts pollinators (insects)

a)

Stem

b)

Roots

c)

Leaves

d)

Petals

68.

The tube-like structure that pollen travels down after it has been fertilized.

a)

Stigma

b)

Root

c)

Ovary

d)

Style

69.

This part of the flower is responsible for producing pollen

a)

Petal

b)

Stem

c)

Anther

d)

Ovary

70.

When a vine comes into contact with another object and begins to grow by wrapping itself around the object

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Hydrotropism

c)

Gravitropsim

d)

Phototropism

71.

Respiration is done by ____________________

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

All living things

72.

What type of fungus is present when a partnership is formed with another living organism and helps it grow?

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Parasitic

73.

What kingdom does the organism in the picture belong to?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

74.

A fungi that feeds on dead or decaying matter is known as what type of fungi?

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Parasitic

75.

A fungus obtains its energy through photosynthesis

a)

True

b)

False

76.

A protist that captures sunlight in order to produce its own food would be what type of protist?

a)

Animal-like

b)

Fungi-like

c)

Plant-like

77.

What chemical pigment found in chloroplasts give a plant the green color?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Water vacuoles

c)

Stems

d)

Flowers

78.

On a graph, what axis can the independent variable be found on?

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

X

79.

Hyphae are responsible for what job within a fungi?

a)

Producing pollen

b)

Absorbing nutrients

c)

Making glucose

80.

Moss obtains energy through the process of photosynthesis

a)

True

b)

False

81.

A fungus that feeds on a living organism and harms the host is what type of fungus?

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Parasitic

82.

The "sticky" stigma is known for doing what?

a)

Carrying food

b)

Absorbing water

c)

Trapping pollen

d)

Providing structure

83.

Kingdom, _____________, Class, Order, _____________, Genus, Species

a)

Phylum, Family

b)

Phylum, Group

c)

Family, Phylum

84.
What is altitude? 
a)
The distance above sea level
b)
Distance from the equator 
c)
An increase in air pressure 
d)
The distance below sea level 
85.
What is a harmful greenhouse gas that is released into the atmosphere from fires?
a)
Methane
b)
Ozone 
c)
Carbon Dioxide 
d)
Oxygen 
86.
This is the layer in the atmosphere that is the closest to outer space
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Ozone 
c)
Exosphere
d)
Mesosphere 
87.
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is _____. There is _____% of it in our air. 
a)
Nitrogen, 21 
b)
Nitrogen, 78
c)
Oxygen, 78
d)
Oxygen, 21 
88.
Surface water flow is caused by precipitation over a porous surface.
a)
True 
b)
False 
89.
What is meaning of the prefix, nimbo?
a)
Height
b)
Storm
c)
Rain
d)
Middle 
90.
Would a nonporous surface be able to absorb water? 
a)
Yes
b)
No 
91.
What are the 3 main types of clouds? 
a)
Cumulus, Cirrus, and Cumulonimbus
b)
Altocirrus, Altostratus, and Alstocumulus
c)
Stratus, Cumulus, and Cirrus
d)
Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrus
92.
What is the process of condensation?
a)
Water heating and becoming water vapor
b)
When water or ice crystals fall to Earth's surface
c)
Water vapor cooling down and condensing into water droplets
d)
Liquid -> Gas 
93.
When water soaks into Earth's surface 
a)
Run-off
b)
Surface water flow
c)
Ground water flow
d)
Precipitation
94.
What variable is always graphed on the x-axis?
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent 
c)
Constant
d)
Responding
95.
Select a qualitative observation about the picture
a)
There are two people hiking
b)
There is one red jacket
c)
There are cirrus clouds in the sky
d)
There are four legs in the picture
96.
I wanted to see which plant grew better in cold weather. I planted a rose and a daisy in medium sized pots and kept them both in 40 degree weather. What is the independent variable?
a)
The type of plant
b)
The temperature
c)
The pot size 
d)
X-axis 
97.
How many atmosphere layers do we have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
98.
Which type of cloud is usually the highest in our atmosphere? 
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus 
c)
Cirrus 
d)
Fog 
99.
An increase in humidity means a greater chance of precipitation.
a)
True 
b)
False
100.
The following tool measures what? 
a)
Humidity 
b)
Temperature 
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Air Pressure
101.
A hygrometer has words and a barometer does not. 
a)
True
b)
False
102.
The two cloud types that usually bring fair weather are _____ and _______.
a)
Cumulus and Stratus
b)
Stratus and Cirrus
c)
Cirrus and Cumulus
d)
Cumulus and Cumulonimbus
103.
Stratus clouds are located high in the sky
a)
True
b)
False
104.
Which cloud type can bring a slow steady drizzle?
a)
Cumulus 
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
105.
If the gauge on a barometer is pointing to "Dry" this might indicate what? 
a)
Rain
b)
A storm is coming
c)
Fair weather
d)
Drought
106.
Liquid -> Gas indicates....
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Run-off 
107.
What is necessary in order for the Water Cycle to take place? 
a)
Oceans
b)
The Sun
c)
Clouds
d)
Oxygen
108.
What must come first in order for evaporation to occur? 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Evaporation
109.
Condensation is the process of a gas cooling and changing back into a liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
110.
Does the Water Cycle have a specific starting point?
a)
Yes
b)
No
111.
The picture shows an example of what type of cloud? 
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
112.
When there is fog in the air, visibility becomes harder or easier?
a)
Harder
b)
Easier
113.
Dew is formed when it rains at night and rain is left behind on the grass.
a)
True
b)
False
114.
How is dew formed? 
a)
Water vapor in the air cools down with the temperature at night and lays on the grass
b)
Rain falls at night making dew
c)
Water evaporates from the ground at night leaving dew behind
d)
Run-off flows over the bodies of water out onto the grass
115.
Select a qualitative observation about the picture.
a)
There are two dogs
b)
The dog has a red tongue
c)
Each dog has four legs
d)
There is one shadow of the dog showing
116.
Which of the following would be an inference for this picture?
a)
There are seven people surfing
b)
Some of the surfboards are yellow
c)
They are surfing in Hawaii
d)
The water is blue
117.
_________ is a form of oxygen found in the stratosphere. 
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Water
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Ozone
118.
How does air pressure change as you go higher and higher in the atmosphere? 
a)
Decreases
b)
Stays the same
c)
Increases
d)
Rises 
119.

A cold front typically brings....

a)

Clear skies

b)

Hot sunny weather

c)

Long dry periods without rain

d)

Severe weather

120.
A fertilized egg that will form a new plant
a)
embryo
b)
dormant
c)
germination
d)
ovary
121.
Transports water and nutrients up from the roots
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
roots
d)
embryo
122.
A plant's response to changes in the environment
a)
tropism
b)
stimulus
c)
growth
d)
heterotrophs
123.
The process of a young seed sprouting
a)
germination
b)
embryo
c)
fertilization
d)
tropism
124.
When a plant or seed stops growing due to changes in the environment
a)
dormant
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
d)
xylem
125.
organisms that produce their own food
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs 
126.
organisms that must find an external source for food
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
127.
any change in an organism's surroundings that will cause the organism to respond
a)
stimulus
b)
reaction
c)
response
d)
transpiration
128.
the reaction to a stimulus
a)
response
b)
reaction
c)
stimuli
d)
transpiration
129.
changes in light, temperature, or amount of space are examples of
a)
stimuli
b)
response
c)
reaction
d)
gravitropism
130.
this type of reproduction involves two parents
a)
sexual reproduction
b)
asexual reproduction
131.
this type of reproduction involves only one parent
a)
asexual reproduction
b)
sexual reproduction
132.
the process of an organism becoming larger
a)
growth
b)
development
c)
stimulus
d)
response
133.
an organism becoming more complex
a)
development
b)
growth 
c)
stimulus
d)
response 
134.
the correct order of taxonomic classification...
a)
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
kingdom, phylum, order, family, group, species
c)
kingdom, phylum, family, class, order, genus, species
d)
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, group, species
135.
plants with a well-developed transport system
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
c)
spores
d)
roots
136.
an organism's scientific name is made up of its
a)
genus & species
b)
kingdom & species
c)
order & genus
d)
class & order
137.
this structure moves glucose from the leaves to the rest of the plant
a)
phloem
b)
xylem
138.
True or False.  Protists that have cilia can sweep food into their mouth
a)
True
b)
False
139.
A flagellum is a false foot
a)
True
b)
False
140.
Protists are usually multicellular
a)
True 
b)
False
141.
Protists live in moist environments
a)
True
b)
False
142.
Parasitic fungi are harmful to their host
a)
True
b)
False
143.
All fungi are able to move
a)
True
b)
False
144.
The stigma, style, and ovary make up the....
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
sepal
d)
anther
145.

What is the energy associated with the motion of an object called?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

electrical energy

146.

What is the energy associated with the position of an object called?

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

electrical energy

147.

What is the ability to do work or cause change known as?

a)

energy

b)

friction

c)

converstion

d)

transformation

148.

Which of the following is a source of electrical energy?

a)

electrical circuit

b)

the Sun

c)

cheeseburgers

d)

paper

149.

What type of energy transformation takes place when natural gas is used to heat water?

a)

chemical to thermal

b)

chemical to solar

c)

nuclear to chemical

d)

solar to chemical

150.

Which of the following has mechanical kinetic energy?

a)

rolling bowling ball

b)

rock sitting on shelf

c)

clock on a wall

d)

bike on a bike rack

151.

Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is

a)

stored energy waiting to be used

b)

energy in motion

c)

not measureable

d)

energy of movement

152.

What type of energy is used by computers, flashlights, stereos, and lava lamps?

a)

electrical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

food energy

d)

nuclear energy

153.

According to the law of conservation of energy, when one form of energy is transformed into another form, then

a)

No energy is destroyed or created in the process

b)

Energy is destroyed in the process

c)

Energy is created in the process

d)

Some energy is lost

154.

A baseball flying through the air has ___________ energy because it is in motion.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

electrical energy

155.

In power plants, generators convert mechanical energy into ________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

kinetic

d)

potential

156.

A stretched rubber band that has not yet been released has _____________________.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

radiant energy

157.

Animals use chemical energy in food to move. The chemical energy in the food is transformed into _________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

magnetism

c)

solar

d)

radiant

158.

True or False. In an electrical circuit, the electrical energy can be transformed into mechanical energy, light energy, and sound energy.

a)

True

b)

False

159.

Adding a light bulb into an electrical circuit would produce

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

motion

d)

magnetic field

160.

Sound can be produced in a circuit if you add

a)

buzzers or bells

b)

bulbs

c)

magnets

d)

wires

161.

A book sitting on a shelf has _______ energy. If the book were falling it would have _____ energy

a)

potential; kinetic

b)

potential; potential

c)

kinetic; potential

d)

kinetic; kinetic

162.

An electric current flowing through a wire wrapped around an iron core forms a

a)

magnet

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

hygrometer

163.

Heat energy transfers between substances when they are in direct contact by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

164.

___________ is the transfer of heat in liquids or gases by the movement of heated particles in a current.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

165.

_______ is the transfer of heat with no direct contact. The energy transfers through space and heats the object.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

166.

_________________ help make work easier and decreases force by increasing distance.

a)

simple machines

b)

heat

c)

light

d)

magnets

167.

A rigid bar or board that can move around a fixed point (called a fulcrum)

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

wheel

168.

A grooved wheel with a rope running through the rope; can be fixed or moveable

a)

pulley

b)

axel

c)

ramp

d)

lever

169.

A sloped surface like a ramp

a)

inclined plane

b)

pulley

c)

wheel

d)

lever

170.

A circular object connected to an axel

a)

wheel

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

lever

171.

Energy that is carried by light

a)

radiant energy

b)

heat energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

electrical energy

172.

Energy stored in chemical bonds

a)

chemical energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

mechanical energy

173.

Energy flowing in a circuit

a)

electrical energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

chemical energy

174.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
175.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
176.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
177.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
178.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
179.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
180.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
181.
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
182.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
183.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
184.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
185.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
186.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
187.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
188.
What does this illustration show?
a)
Sunrise
b)
The Water Cycle
c)
Sunset
d)
the recycling of snow
189.
This is what heats up the water to start the  water cycle. 
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
d)
Mars
190.
Dew also forms directly onto items, as water droplets.  What part of the water cycle is this?
a)
run-off 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
191.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
transpiring
d)
freezing
192.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a  pond?
a)
sunny and hot
b)
sunny and cold
c)
rainy and hot
d)
rainy and cold

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