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WorksheetsChapter 5 Unit Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Sublimation
Evaporation is...
The changing of a liquid to a gas
The changing of a gas into a liquid
The changing of a solid into a liquid
The changing of a solid into a gas.
The changing of a gas to a liquid is called...
Evaporation
Sublimation
Precipitation
Condensation
The hydrosphere is made up of?
The solid, rocky layer of Earth
A mixtures of water vapor and other gases, as well as particles surrounding Earth's surface.
All the waters of Earth
All the places where living things exist
The solid, rocky layer of Earth is the...
Lithosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
True or false: Water surrounds you all the time.
True
False
What is one way that life on Earth is dependent upon the atmosphere?
The atmosphere contains the habitat for fish and other marine animals.
The atmosphere creates nitrogen that animals breathe.
The atmosphere provides certain gases that organisms need to live.
The atmosphere contains the habitat for all living things on Earth.
Sometimes, water vapor on the surface may freeze without first becoming liquid water. What forms when this change occurs?
Frost
Dew
Hail
Snow
Which term describes the movement of rock, or materials away from a place?
Wind
Deposition
Gravity
erosion
True or false: Water vapor does not exist in the driest deserts
True
False
If you were studying the climate of an area which of the following would you find most helpful?
The number of natural disasters that occurred in a year.
Temperature changes in one month
Today's barometric pressure
average yearly precipitation
What are two characteristics of an Altocumulus clouds?
They are thin and wispy
They are mid-level clouds
They are high-level clouds
They form in patches and are shaped like rounded clumps
What does a barometer measure?
It measures air pressure
It measures runoff
It measures humidity
It measures windspeed
True or false: Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds, that have a thin, wispy shape? This type of clouds do not indicate it will rain
True
False
Click all that apply: Which of the following are NOT characteristics of stratus clouds?
They are layered, uniform clouds.
They are puffy clouds, shaped a like cotton balls.
They are flat, thick and dense clouds
They are high-level clouds
They are low-level clouds
How does elevation affect climate?
The higher the elevation, the hotter it gets
The higher the elevation, the cooler it gets
The higher the elevation, the more extreme it gets
The higher the elevation, the more mild it gets
Which of the follow is NOT an example of water erosion?
A flowing river helps to widens a valley over hundreds of years
Waves crashing into a shoreline, pull rocks away from coastal cliff, causing the cliffs to cave in.
Wind blows sand across a desert, which then piles and forms a dune.
Moving glaciers caved lakes in northern New York State, during the Ice Age
Check all that apply: Which of the following are types of precipitation?
Hail
Rock
Freezing Rain
Wind
Snow
What does the Atmosphere consist of?
All the waters on earth
Water vapor, gas, and matter that surround the Earth's surface
The solid, rocky outer layer of Earth
The part of the Earth in which living things are found
Air movement caused by differences in pressure is called?
Humidity
Wind
Temperature
Barometric pressure
What type of clouds is picture above?
Stratus Clouds
Cirrus Clouds
Cumulus Cloud
Nimbus Clouds
True or false: Scientists study the weather to help them predict future weather.
True
False
The amount of water vapor in the air is called?
Temperature
Barometric pressure
Wind
Humidity
When scientist discuss the temperature it is outside, what are they describing?
The amount of water vapor in the air
When the sun warms Earth's surface and the air becomes warmer
The movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth
The pushing force of the atmosphere
The pushing force of the atmosphere is called?
Barometric pressure
Temperature
Wind
Circulation
This is called an Anemometer. What does this instrument measure?
Wind direction
Circulation
humidity
Wind speed
