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LockeD! - 5.8B - Suns Interaction with the Ocean #2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the sun affect the winds on the Earth?

a)

It causes evaporation of water

b)

It changes the air temperature

c)

It provides food for green plants

d)

It warms the magma inside the earth

2.

Where does water in a lake get most of its energy to evaporate?

a)

The sun heating the lake

b)

Green plants living in the lake

c)

Streams entering the lake

d)

Cold springs under the lake

3.

What process involves water vapor forming droplets that form clouds?

a)

Condensation

b)

Respiration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

4.

In the water cycle, water is returned to the surface of the Earth through –

a)

evaporation

b)

deposition

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

5.

As water moves through the water cycle, it may become –

a)

A solid

b)

A liquid

c)

A gas

d)

All of the above

6.

What do we call the process that changes water vapor to liquid water?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Accumulation

d)

Precipitation

7.

Water vapor exists in the atmosphere as—

a)

a visible gas

b)

a visible liquid

c)

an invisible gas

d)

an invisible liquid

8.

The amount of heat energy in the Earth’s atmosphere is referred to as—

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Altitude

d)

Air pressure

9.

When water vapor changes into liquid water, the process is called—

a)

Precipitation

b)

Accumulation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

10.

The water cycle is a continuous process that takes place over and over. The water we use today is the same water that has been on the Earth since the beginning of the Earth itself. Plants, human beings, animals and changes in the environment are constantly putting the water back into the water cycle. What might happen if the cycle were broken and used water could not return to the water cycle?

a)

The Earth would flood all the time.

b)

The Earth would get colder and colder

c)

All life would end due to the lack of water

d)

The water cycle would continue as it is

11.

What part of the water cycle would be most affected by an increase in surface air temperature?

a)

Accumulation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

12.

The water cycle is —

a)

an example of how carbon is cycled from dead animals to fossil fuels

b)

a symbol used on a weather map to show the location of tropical storms

c)

the continuous cycle of movement of water between the air and the ground

d)

the cycle of water breaking down igneous rocks to form sedimentary rocks

13.

During most of the year, the air over Houston, Texas, contains a high amount of moisture called humidity. Which of the following BEST explains why there is a high amount of moisture in the air?

a)

Houston is close to the Gulf of Mexico

b)

Houston is at a low elevation

c)

Houston is near many mountains

d)

Houston is not too far from the equator

14.

Which of the following is NOT an example of condensation?

a)

Frost on a window

b)

Fog forming at night

c)

Dew on the grass in the morning

d)

Puddles forming on the sidewalk when it rains

15.

Which of the following allows water to move from Earth’s surface back into the air?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weathering

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

16.

The energy that causes seawater to form water vapor comes from —

a)

the clouds

b)

underwater mountains

c)

chemical reactions in the sea

d)

the sun

17.

On a warm day water was accidentally spilled onto a metal tabletop. Later in the day, the water was gone. The most likely explanation is that someone wiped the water up or that —

a)

germs drank the water

b)

the table absorbed the water

c)

all the water spilled onto the floor

d)

the water evaporated into the air

18.

Which of these supplies the energy that drives the water cycle?

a)

The sun

b)

The planets

c)

The oceans

d)

The moon

19.

What forms of energy are provided by our sun?

a)

Solar, light, heat, geothermal

b)

Solar, light, electrical

c)

Solar, heat, geothermal

d)

Solar, light, heat

20.

Which of the following would best model how the sun’s energy warms the Earth?

a)

A hair dryer blowing warm air

b)

A pan of hot milk on the stove

c)

A terrarium light keeping plants warm

d)

A tea cup conducting heat from the hot tea inside it

21.

As water moves through the water cycle, it may become –

a)

A solid

b)

A liquid

c)

A gas

d)

All of the above

22.

In which location on the diagram is water changing from a liquid to a gas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D