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Weather and Water Big Ideas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air is made out of?

a)

energy

b)

water

c)

particles

d)

wind

2.

Matter:

a)

occupies space

b)

has mass

c)

can be compressed

d)

is what stuff is made of

3.

The layers of gases surrounding the Earth are called?

a)

air

b)

matter

c)

gases

d)

atmosphere

4.

Weather happens in the...

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

5.

Pressure exerted on a gas reduces its _____________ and increases its _______________.

a)

particles, matter

b)

volume, density

c)

Troposphere, Thermosphere

d)

mass, volume

6.

Wind is the large scale movement of...

a)

matter

b)

density

c)

volume

d)

air

7.

Density is the ratio of a __________ to its _______________

a)

perimeter, area

b)

diameter, circumference

c)

matter, energy

d)

mass, volume

8.

As matter heats up, it expands, causing the matter to become...

a)

less dense

b)

more dense

c)

solid

d)

cool

9.

The circulation of fluid (liquid or gas) that results from energy transfer is called?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

convection

10.

Water changes from gas to liquid by?

a)

transpiration

b)

runoff

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

11.

Water changes from liquid to gas (vapor) by?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

runoff

12.

The temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor and vapor condenses into liquid is called?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

density

d)

dew point

13.

What percent of the Earth's water is fresh water?

a)

78%

b)

97%

c)

3%

d)

0.01%

14.

True or False. A water particle might follow many different paths as it travel through the water cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Ocean currents are caused by...

a)

winds

b)

convection of ocean waters

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

local weather