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WorksheetsWater Cycle, Weather & Climate
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Dew forms during which part of the water cycle?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Runoff
Which is the effect of energy from the Sun heating water on Earth's surface?
Water molecules speed up and escape into the atmosphere as water vapor, or evaporate.
Water molecules slow down and accumulate as drops, or condense.
Water molecules remain at constant speed and recycle through the atmosphere.
None of the other answers
During which stage of the water cycle does water lose energy and change state?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Runoff
Which stage of the water cycle is responsible for drying a puddle after a rainstorm?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Sublimation
A molecule of water vapor is a gas that could have once been in a different state and located in__
a glacier
the ocean
a raindrop
all of the other answer choices
The water on the outside of a cool glass of water on a warm day is called
Condensation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Water Vapor
How would the climate of a city near the ocean differ from one that was 50 miles inland?
Air temperatures near water do not change as quickly as air temperatures inland.
Air temperatures near water change more quickly than air temperatures inland.
Air temperatures would generally be higher year round at the city near the ocean.
Air temperatures would generally be lower year round at the city near the ocean.
Which tool would a meteorologist use to predict temperatures for the following week?
thermometer
computer models
barometer
all of the other answer choices
Water on Earth’s surface absorbs energy and evaporates into a gas. What is this gas?
Air
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
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?
Storage
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
What is the sun's role in the water cycle?
Water evaporates in the sun's warmth.
Water condenses in the sun's warmth.
Water condenses when it is warmed by the sun.
The sun's warmth changes water from a gas to a liquid.
A forecaster studying the climate of an area would find which of the following most helpful?
average yearly precipitation
today's barometric pressure
temperature changes in one month
how often natural disasters occur
