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Chapter 5 Unit Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

2.

Evaporation is...

a)

The changing of a liquid to a gas

b)

The changing of a gas into a liquid

c)

The changing of a solid into a liquid

d)

The changing of a solid into a gas.

3.

The changing of a gas to a liquid is called...

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

4.

The hydrosphere is made up of?

a)

The solid, rocky layer of Earth

b)

A mixtures of water vapor and other gases, as well as particles surrounding Earth's surface.

c)

All the waters of Earth

d)

All the places where living things exist

5.

The solid, rocky layer of Earth is the...

a)

Lithosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

6.

True or false: Water surrounds you all the time.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is one way that life on Earth is dependent upon the atmosphere?

a)

The atmosphere contains the habitat for fish and other marine animals.

b)

The atmosphere creates nitrogen that animals breathe.

c)

The atmosphere provides certain gases that organisms need to live.

d)

The atmosphere contains the habitat for all living things on Earth.

8.

Sometimes, water vapor on the surface may freeze without first becoming liquid water. What forms when this change occurs?

a)

Frost

b)

Dew

c)

Hail

d)

Snow

9.

Which term describes the movement of rock, or materials away from a place?

a)

Wind

b)

Deposition

c)

Gravity

d)

erosion

10.

True or false: Water vapor does not exist in the driest deserts

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If you were studying the climate of an area which of the following would you find most helpful?

a)

The number of natural disasters that occurred in a year.

b)

Temperature changes in one month

c)

Today's barometric pressure

d)

average yearly precipitation

12.

What are two characteristics of an Altocumulus clouds?

a)

They are thin and wispy

b)

They are mid-level clouds

c)

They are high-level clouds

d)

They form in patches and are shaped like rounded clumps

13.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

It measures air pressure

b)

It measures runoff

c)

It measures humidity

d)

It measures windspeed

14.

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

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Click all that apply: Which of the following are NOT characteristics of stratus clouds?

a)

They are layered, uniform clouds.

b)

They are puffy clouds, shaped a like cotton balls.

c)

They are flat, thick and dense clouds

d)

They are high-level clouds

e)

They are low-level clouds

16.

How does elevation affect climate?

a)

The higher the elevation, the hotter it gets

b)

The higher the elevation, the cooler it gets

c)

The higher the elevation, the more extreme it gets

d)

The higher the elevation, the more mild it gets

17.

Which of the follow is NOT an example of water erosion?

a)

A flowing river helps to widens a valley over hundreds of years

b)

Waves crashing into a shoreline, pull rocks away from coastal cliff, causing the cliffs to cave in.

c)

Wind blows sand across a desert, which then piles and forms a dune.

d)

Moving glaciers caved lakes in northern New York State, during the Ice Age

18.

Check all that apply: Which of the following are types of precipitation?

a)

Hail

b)

Rock

c)

Freezing Rain

d)

Wind

e)

Snow

19.

What does the Atmosphere consist of?

a)

All the waters on earth

b)

Water vapor, gas, and matter that surround the Earth's surface

c)

The solid, rocky outer layer of Earth

d)

The part of the Earth in which living things are found

20.

Air movement caused by differences in pressure is called?

a)

Humidity

b)

Wind

c)

Temperature

d)

Barometric pressure

21.

What type of clouds is picture above?

a)

Stratus Clouds

b)

Cirrus Clouds

c)

Cumulus Cloud

d)

Nimbus Clouds

22.

True or false: Scientists study the weather to help them predict future weather.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The amount of water vapor in the air is called?

a)

Temperature

b)

Barometric pressure

c)

Wind

d)

Humidity

24.

When scientist discuss the temperature it is outside, what are they describing?

a)

The amount of water vapor in the air

b)

When the sun warms Earth's surface and the air becomes warmer

c)

The movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth

d)

The pushing force of the atmosphere

25.

The pushing force of the atmosphere is called?

a)

Barometric pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Wind

d)

Circulation

26.

This is called an Anemometer. What does this instrument measure?

a)

Wind direction

b)

Circulation

c)

humidity

d)

Wind speed