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Weather Patterns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The steam coming off a pot of boiling water is an example of __________.

a)

Liquid water

b)

Ice

c)

Water vapor

d)

none of the above

2.

After 1 day in the sun, a puddle disappears. This is an example of __________________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Nucleation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

3.

Where does the energy for evaporation come from?

a)

The sun

b)

An outlet

c)

A power plant

d)

The ocean

4.

During evaporation, water changes from _______ to _______.

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

d)

gas to solid

5.

During condensation, water changes from _______ to _______.

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

d)

gas to solid

6.

An amount of air that moves as a unit is called a ____________.

a)

Moisturizer

b)

Cuboid

c)

Chunk of weather

d)

Air parcel

7.

What do the yellow arrows represent?

a)

Sunshine

b)

The direction of energy transfer

c)

Like forces repelling

d)

None of these

8.

Energy always transfers from ______ to _______, until the objects are at equilibrium.

a)

cold to hot

b)

hot to cold

c)

cold to cold

d)

hot to hot

9.

Tiny droplets of liquid water suspended in the air are __________.

a)

Ice crystals

b)

Hot air balloons

c)

Masses

d)

Clouds

10.

After time passes, what do you think the temperature in this air parcel will become?

a)

Hotter than 37°C

b)

Exactly 37°C

c)

Somewhere between 20°C and 37°C, but closer to 20°C

d)

Colder than 20°C

11.

Ms. Goodell put air in two bags and then let them sit. Which bag formed more condensation?

a)

Freezer bag

b)

Room temperature bag

c)

They formed the same amount

d)

Neither bag had condensation

12.

When an air parcel __________, condensation forms.

a)

heats up

b)

cools off

c)

stays the same

13.

How does energy transfer when condensation occurs?

a)

Energy moves INTO the air parcel.

b)

Energy moves OUT of the air parcel.

c)

Energy doesn't move; it stays the same.

14.

Ms. Dole and Ms. Goodell think Mattheus' (603) tower is _________.

a)

Creative, well-designed, and awesome

b)

Smelly

15.

Whose account is @teachmetotok?

a)

Ms. Goodell's

b)

Ms. Dole's

16.

What is Ms. Goodell walking on? (Hint: it's in Alaska)

a)

A glacier

b)

A popsicle

c)

A volcano

d)

A crosswalk

17.

What was Ms. Dole for Halloween?

a)

A penguin

b)

A blizzard

c)

A cloud

18.

Dr. Joanne Simpson was always curious about ________, so she made it her career to study them.

a)

Typewriters

b)

Computer technology

c)

Clouds

d)

Thermal vents

19.

The more an air parcel loses energy and cools, the more rainfall can happen.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends

20.

All air on Earth contains H20.

a)

True

b)

False