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Weather and Climate & Natural Resources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes how a cloud is formed?

a)

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and condenses.

b)

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and condenses.

c)

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and evaporates.

d)

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and evaporates.

2.

What can be measured in degrees Celsius?

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Weight

d)

Wind Direction

3.

What part of the water cycle helps wet clothes dry quickly?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Run Off

d)

Precipitation

4.

What is the primary source of energy for the Water Cycle?

a)

Sun

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Water

d)

Wind Currents

5.

Which selection correctly orders the gases in our atmosphere from greatest to least?

a)

Oxygen, Nitrogen, Other Gases

b)

Nitrogen, Other Gases, Oxygen

c)

Oxygen, Other Gases, Nitrogen

d)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Other Gases

6.

Which human activity has caused climate change?

a)

Industry

b)

Transportation

c)

Farming

d)

Electricity

e)

All of these

7.

It lies between the Torrid Zone and Frigid Zone

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Antarctic Circle

8.

The amount of Water Vapour in the air is called

a)

Air Pressure

b)

Rain

c)

Humidity

d)

Clouds

9.

The coldest zone is

a)

Frigid Zone

b)

Torrid Zone

c)

Temperate Zone

10.

Temperature in the Arctic region is cold . This statement is an example of

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

11.

Which best describes climate

a)

Yesterday , it was rainy

b)

Summer was hot and dry

c)

It rained last week

12.

Weather is the state of the atmosphere over a longer period of time. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The zone which is neither too hot nor too cold is :

a)

Frigid Zone

b)

Torrid Zone

c)

Neither of the above

14.

Weather changes

a)

Every Day

b)

Every week

c)

Twice a week

15.

Sun's rays falls directly on

a)

South Pole

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

16.
Earth is unevenly heated due to its?
a)
oceans and moon
b)
tilt and shape
c)
gravity and clouds
d)
climate and weather
17.
Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 
a)
Season
b)
climate
c)
weather
d)
Summer
18.

Land closer to the equator is

a)

colder.

b)

warmer.

c)

dry.

19.

What is this ?

a)

frost

b)

clouds

c)

dew

d)

fog

20.

What is this ?

a)

fog

b)

dew

c)

cloud

d)

frost

21.

What is this ?

a)

dew

b)

frost

c)

fog

d)

cloud

22.

...............Are groups of condensed droplets of water in the sky. They are not gas.

a)

Cloud

b)

dew

c)

frost

23.

...............is dew that has frozen because the air temperature is below freezing.

a)

cloud

b)

frost

c)

fog

24.

.................is cloud that is close to the ground.

a)

dew

b)

fog

c)

frost

25.

condensation happens when gas changes to .............

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

26.

Formation of day and night

a)

Revolution

b)

rotation

27.

When water vapour mixes with very cold air and changes into drops of water and forms a blanket of clouds just above the water or land

a)

Dew

b)

fog

c)

hail

d)

frost

28.

Temperature: Evaporation is Faster if the temperature is high

a)

true

b)

false

29.

In winter when water vapour in the air condenses on touching cold surfaces, small drops of water called _______ are formed

a)

frost

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

dew

30.

When it is very cold , the dew or surface water freezes into tiny white crystals is known as

a)

snow

b)

snowflakes

c)

dew

d)

frost

31.

When raindrops pass through a very cold region of atmosphere , they freeze and form ______

a)

Rain

b)

Frost

c)

hail

d)

snow

32.

water is odour less, taste less and colour less

a)

True

b)

false

33.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
34.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
35.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
36.
The three R's stand for:
a)
Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
b)
Red, Reduce, Rainbows
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
37.

Fuels that are formed over many years from dead organisms, and are used to produce different types of energy .

a)

Pollution

b)

Resources

c)

Fossil Fuels

38.

It is made into a new product.

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

reuse

39.

Burning fossil fuels can cause:

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

40.

rocks, minerals, and metals are?

a)

renewable resources

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

natural resources

d)

B and C

41.

Which of the following are renewable resources?

a)

sunlight

b)

water

c)

air

d)

all of the above

42.

The protection, preservation and management of natural resources is known as

a)

recycling

b)

consumption

c)

conservation

d)

restoration

43.

Minerals are natural substances found deep inside the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Petroleum is also known as _______________oil

a)

mineral

b)

crude

c)

both

45.

Most of the water on the earth is in _______

a)

sea

b)

pond

c)

ocean

d)

river

46.

Fresh water comes mostly from

a)

ocean

b)

sea

c)

pond

d)

rain

47.

Metals come from

a)

Lakes

b)

Factories

c)

Rocks

d)

Refineries

48.

Petroleum is found

a)

in refineries

b)

in sea water

c)

under the ground

d)

in pond

49.

plants get water from

a)

rain

b)

oil wells

c)

refineries

d)

soil

50.

Petroleum is purified in

a)

mines

b)

oil wells

c)

wells

d)

refineries