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Yr7 Water in the World - Mid-term Revision

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best explains why runoff is important?

a)

It returns water to other locations on Earth

b)

It increases the chance of flooding

c)

It makes evaporation occur faster

d)

It increases condensation

2.

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________. 

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

3.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

4.

What are 2 positive ways the Brisbane River helps connect people? (select all that are correct)

a)

People can use the river for leisure activities

b)

People can meet in Southbank to have meals, enjoy art and enjoy the views.

c)

People can't cross from one side to the other if there's no bridge

d)

People close to the river are at risk of experiencing floods

5.

A climate graph shows information about which two things

a)

Climate zones & rainfall

b)

Rainfall & temperature

c)

Temperature & humidity

d)

Rainfall & humidity

6.

If this rainforest was in northern Queensland, which 'season' sees the most rainfall?

a)

Summer

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

7.

If this rainforest was in northern Queensland, which 'season' is the coolest?

a)

Summer

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

8.

What is the name of the large body of ground water underneath much of Australia's east?

a)

The Great Big Waterhole

b)

The Great Wet Lake

c)

The Great Underground Watery Place

d)

The Great Artesian Basin

9.

A city that is closer to the equator will have what type of weather?

a)

Cooler & windier

b)

Warmer & windier

c)

Warmer & wetter

d)

Cooler & wetter

10.

What is the rain shadow effect?

a)

When is gets colder before a shower of rain

b)

When rain is so heavy you can see the shadows on the ground

c)

When landscapes such as mountains effect rain patterns and climates

d)

When more rain falls in cold climates than in hot climates

11.

Pick the correct term for this definition.

When cooled high in the atmosphere, water vapour changes into liquid form and becomes water droplets, forming clouds.

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Infiltration

12.

What does the red line in the picture represent?

a)

Line of Longitude

b)

Tropical Zone

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

13.

As water moves through the water cycle, water changes form, but it never disappears.

a)

true

b)

false

14.
The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word.

The process of water transforming into a gaseous substance due to an increase in temperature.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
15.
The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word.

The process of a gaseous substance transforming into a liquid state
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
16.
The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word.

When water falls to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, heat, sleet, snow or mist
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Condensation
17.

what are the two aspects shown on a climate graph?

a)

weather and climate

b)

temperature and rainfall

c)

temperature and drought

d)

water cycle

18.

What season is August in?

a)

August

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Winter

19.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

20.

What process occurs when tiny water droplets cling together in the atmosphere?

a)

clouds

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

21.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

22.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

23.

Which of the following is NOT a way water moves from the land to the air?

a)

transpiration

b)

respiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

24.

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

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

25.

What do we call water in its gas state?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

ice

d)

water vapor

26.

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?

a)

by transpiration

b)

by evaporation

c)

by accumulation

d)

it can't

27.

Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor ________ into clouds.

a)

evaporates

b)

accumulates

c)

condenses

d)

freezes

28.

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

a)

solid, liquid

b)

gas, liquid

c)

liquid, gas

d)

liquid, solid

29.

What process is show by letter A in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

30.

What is shown by letter D in the diagram?

a)

runoff

b)

groundwater

c)

melting

d)

vapor

31.

What process is shown by letter B in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

32.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
33.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
34.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
35.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
36.
a)

Mountain shadow effect

b)

Raining effect

c)

Precipitation Effect

d)

Rain Shadow Effect

37.

In rain shadow effect the mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
39.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
40.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
41.
True or False: Runoff is water that is absorbed by the ground.
a)
True
b)
False
42.

True or False: Clouds form during condensation.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
True or False: Evaporation is caused by the sun's heat.
a)
True
b)
False
44.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

45.

What is it called when water droplets form on the outside of a cool glass?

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

46.

What step of the water cycle is shown in this picture?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

47.

What step of the water cycle is shown in this picture?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

48.
Rain soaks into the ground
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Throughflow
d)
Surface runoff
49.

the side of the mountains which faces moisture - bearing winds and thus receives heavy rainfall

a)

the rainshadow area

b)

the leeward side

c)

the windward side

50.

What are 2 positive ways the Brisbane River helps connect people? (select all that are correct)

a)

People can use the river for leisure activities

b)

People can meet in Southbank to have meals, enjoy art and enjoy the views.

c)

People can't cross from one side to the other if there's no bridge

d)

People close to the river are at risk of experiencing floods

51.

A climate graph shows information about which two things

a)

Climate zones & rainfall

b)

Rainfall & temperature

c)

Temperature & humidity

d)

Rainfall & humidity

52.

If this rainforest was in northern Queensland, which 'season' sees the most rainfall?

a)

Summer

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

53.

A city that is closer to the equator will have what type of weather?

a)

Cooler & windier

b)

Warmer & windier

c)

Warmer & wetter

d)

Cooler & wetter

54.

Do people connect to water in different ways?

a)

Yes

b)

No

55.

what happens during transpiration?

a)

water droplets fall down from the clouds

b)

water moves through the trees or plants and evaporates through the leaves

c)

water vapour changes into water droplets, forming clouds

56.

how does water connect places?

a)

transport

b)

common trade

c)

both of these answers above

57.

what is the name of the mountain range that runs along Australia's east coast?

a)

the mountains of greatness

b)

the hills of nixellbrix

c)

the great unifying range

d)

the great dividing range

58.

Deserts create rain shadows.

a)

true

b)

false

59.

In a climate graph what does the red line represent?

a)

Average Rainfall

b)

Lowest Rainfall

c)

Average Temperature

d)

Highest Temperatures

60.

What major landform creates the rain shadow effect?

a)

Forest

b)

Mountain

c)

Beach

d)

Cliff

61.

What is this climate graph missing?

a)

Legend

b)

Key

c)

Title

d)

July

62.

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

63.

On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.

a)

Heavy rainfall

b)

Desert

c)

More vegetation

d)

More snow

64.

This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

rain shadow

d)

prevailing winds

65.

Which statement is true about air's capacity to hold water?

a)

As air rises higher up the mountain, its capacity to hold water vapor decreases

b)

As air rises higher up the mountain, its capacity to hold water vapor increases

66.

Warm air can carry more water vapor (moister) than cool air.

a)

true

b)

false

67.

The leeward side of the mountain in in the

a)

rain shadow

b)

way

c)

river

d)

rainbow

68.

What does BOLTSS stand for?

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