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Water Cycle, Weather & Climate

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dew forms during which part of the water cycle?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

2.

Which is the effect of energy from the Sun heating water on Earth's surface?

a)

Water molecules speed up and escape into the atmosphere as water vapor, or evaporate.

b)

Water molecules slow down and accumulate as drops, or condense.

c)

Water molecules remain at constant speed and recycle through the atmosphere.

d)

None of the other answers

3.

During which stage of the water cycle does water lose energy and change state?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

4.

Which stage of the water cycle is responsible for drying a puddle after a rainstorm?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Sublimation

5.

A molecule of water vapor is a gas that could have once been in a different state and located in__

a)

a glacier

b)

the ocean

c)

a raindrop

d)

all of the other answer choices

6.

The water on the outside of a cool glass of water on a warm day is called

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Water Vapor

7.

How would the climate of a city near the ocean differ from one that was 50 miles inland?

a)

Air temperatures near water do not change as quickly as air temperatures inland.

b)

Air temperatures near water change more quickly than air temperatures inland.

c)

Air temperatures would generally be higher year round at the city near the ocean.

d)

Air temperatures would generally be lower year round at the city near the ocean.

8.

Which tool would a meteorologist use to predict temperatures for the following week?

a)

thermometer

b)

computer models

c)

barometer

d)

all of the other answer choices

9.

Water on Earth’s surface absorbs energy and evaporates into a gas. What is this gas?

a)

Air

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water Vapor

10.

Fog develops as warm, moist air comes in contact with colder areas over land. As people walk through the fog, which step in the water cycle do people experience?

a)

Storage

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

11.

What is the sun's role in the water cycle?

a)

Water evaporates in the sun's warmth.

b)

Water condenses in the sun's warmth.

c)

Water condenses when it is warmed by the sun.

d)

The sun's warmth changes water from a gas to a liquid.

12.

A forecaster studying the climate of an area would find which of the following most helpful?

a)

average yearly precipitation

b)

today's barometric pressure

c)

temperature changes in one month

d)

how often natural disasters occur