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Water and weather

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
what is it called when liquid changes into gas
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation 
c)
water
d)
water vapor
4.
Number 4 in the diagram illustrates what part of the water cycle? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Runnoff
d)
Precipitation 
5.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What type of clouds are pictured? 
a)
Cumulous
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus 
7.
What type of cloud is pictured? 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulous
d)
Nimbus
8.
This severe weather indicates lightening, thunder, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
9.
In the water cycle on Earth, water is in which form?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of these
10.

describes the day to day condition of air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.

a)

climate

b)

Water Cycle

c)

weather

d)

precipitation

11.

moist air rises and gets cooler, pressure decreases, and water condenses on condensation nuclei

a)

cloud formation

b)

fresh water

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

sea breeze

12.

our primary source of drinking water

a)

fresh water

b)

salt water

c)

ocean water

d)

colored water

13.

where most of the Earth's water is found

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

sea

14.

What is a meterologist?

a)

A person who studies meteors

b)

A person who studies rocks

c)

A person who studies the weather

d)

A teacher

15.

What weather instrument measures the amount of rain that falls?

a)

Rain gauge

b)

Wind Sock

c)

Thermometer

d)

Anemometer

16.

You are watching the weather and checking out the 7 day forecast to see if your birthday party should be outside or inside. Why would you want to do this?

a)

Because some people would rather be out than in

b)

Because the weather may not be nice enough to have an outdoor party

c)

Because your little sister wanted to know

d)

Because balloons fly better outside than inside

17.

The exact amount of water vapor in a given volume of air is called

a)

relative humidity

b)

dew point temperature

c)

absolute humidity

d)

transpiration

18.

What percentage of earth's water is found as salt water?

a)

97%

b)

90%

c)

23%

d)

3%

19.

What two factors drive the water cycle?

a)

cloud formation and rain gauge

b)

sun's energy and cloud formation

c)

gravity and sun's energy

d)

Rain gauge and sun's energy

20.

Dew forms at the __________, or the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor.

a)

wate point

b)

turning point

c)

dew point

d)

saturation point

21.

Why does a higher absolute humidity make the air feel muggy?

a)

less water vapor is in the air

b)

more water vapor is in the air

22.

True or False. Precipitation must become heavy enough for gravity to overcome updrafts holding it aloft.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which phenomenon can occur when the temperature drops below the dew point?

a)

rain

b)

dew

c)

humidity

d)

fog

24.

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, known as _______, affects the way the air feels.

a)

clouds

b)

fog

c)

humidity

d)

precipitation

25.

When Marcus went to bed in the evening, the grass and the plants outside did not have any visible water on them. When he woke up in the morning, he took this photograph. What changes occurred in the atmosphere to create the weather conditions shown in his photograph?

a)

Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

b)

Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

c)

Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

d)

Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

26.

Based on their altitude in the sky, clouds are divided into which three main groups?

a)

light, gray, dark gray

b)

thin, puffy, heavy

c)

low, medium, high

d)

small, medium, large

27.

A constructed wetland is an engineered wastewater treatment system that uses ______ to clean water.

a)

plants, microorganisms, and soil

b)

sun, evaporation, and precipitation

c)

artificial trees and plants, and fake rocks

d)

pipes, screens, settling tanks, and filters

28.

I am a low level cloud that is fluffy, puffy, and white. I bring happy and fair weather. What kind of cloud am I?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

29.

What type of cloud am I?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

30.

What kind of cloud am I?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

31.

I look like fog but am actually a cloud. What kind of cloud am I?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

32.

The type of precipitation that reaches the ground depends on the

a)

temperature

b)

size of cloud

c)

time of day