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Module 2 Climate and Meteorology

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
2.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
3.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

4.

What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

5.

What process is show by letter A in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

6.

What is shown by letter D in the diagram?

a)

runoff

b)

groundwater

c)

melting

d)

vapor

7.

What process is shown by letter B in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

8.

What would most likely happen if letter B stopped.

a)

the water cycle would end

b)

there would be more clouds

c)

water would freeze

d)

animals in the ocean would die

9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
Rain soaks into the ground
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Throughflow
d)
Surface runoff
11.
_________________ is precipitation that did not evaporate or get absorbed into soil.
a)
Inflitration
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Runoff
12.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

13.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

14.

When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.

a)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

15.

Which of these statements is most likely true for Location 2?

a)

It is the most populated location

b)

It is very far away from the ocean

c)

Its people would depend on rivers for water

d)

Its people would leave and migrate to other locations

16.

The state of matter that has particles close together and vibrating.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

water

17.

The state of matter where particles are very spread out and moving quickly.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

Helium

18.

The phase change when a gas becomes a liquid.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

deposition

d)

sublimation

19.

The phase change when a liquid becomes a gas.

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

20.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
21.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
22.
Solids are described as having a 
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
23.
Liquids are described as having a 
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
24.
Gases are described as having a 
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
25.

What is the temperature for the following station model?

a)

4 ºF

b)

76 ºF

c)

80 ºF

d)

129 ºF

26.

What is the present weather for the following station model?

a)

rain

b)

thunderstorms

c)

drizzle

d)

fog

27.

What is the amount of cloud cover for the following station model?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

28.
What is the dew point at this station?
a)
75 degrees
b)
61 degrees
c)
987 degrees
d)
11 degrees
29.

What is the air temperature?

a)

75 degrees F

b)

61 degrees F

c)

987 degrees F

d)

11 degrees F

30.

The diagram shows the movement of energy in the water cycle. Which terms best fit in the empty cells?

a)

Atmosphere, Ocean, Land

b)

Evaporation, Condensation, Transpiration

c)

Clouds, Earth, Gas

d)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

31.

The biosphere includes plants and animals that live

a)

on land

b)

on land and in the water

c)

on land, in water, and in the air

d)

in water

32.

Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

33.

Which other spheres interact with the geosphere?

a)

Only the atmosphere

b)

Only the atmosphere and the biosphere

c)

Only the hydrosphere and the biosphere

d)

The atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere

34.

Why is water important in the formation of hurricanes?

a)

water produces the winds that move the hurricanes

b)

warm water allows for evaporation which produces the winds to fuel the hurricanes

c)

cold water produces the moisture that creates water vapor and energy to fuel the hurricane

d)

warm water produces the moisture that produces water vapor which in turn releases heat energy to fuel the hurricane

35.
 What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
36.
Texas has long, hot summers.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
37.
It snowed for three days last week.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather