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WorksheetsWater Cycle and Weather Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
What are clouds made of?
dry air
water
Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
sleet
hail
snow
all of the above
What are formed when water vapor condenses?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?
by transpiration
by evaporation
by accumulation
it can't
During evaporation water changes from ...
water vapor (gas) to liquid
liquid to water vapor (gas)
water vapor (gas) to solid ice
The process of water passing from earth, to the atmosphere, and back to earth, continuously.
The Water Cycle
Rain
Condensation
Precipitation
When water or precipitation collects in one spot
Accumulation
Evaporation
Condensation
Transpiration
What climate is extremely cold all year round?
Polar
Mild
Tropical
Desert
Which climate is very hot and dry?
Tropical
Desert
Mild
Temperate
Which climate is hot all year round and is very wet and rainy?
Desert
Tropical
Temperate
Mild
Which climate is shown here?
Polar
Tropical
Desert
Mild
The pattern of weather in an area over many years is called:
Weather
Climate
What is happening in the atmosphere outside right now is called:
Weather
Climate
What climate is shown here?
Tropical
Temperate
Mild
Desert
Why are tropical climates so hot?
Because there is very little rain.
Because they are located near the equator and receive more direct sunlight than other areas.
Because there are not many plants in tropical areas.
Because the days are longer in tropical areas and the sun doesn't go down there.
What is climate?
It is the temperature of the air around you.
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.
How much sunshine an area gets.
Which graph shows a place with a very dry climate all year long?
Which graph is most likely a rainforest?
Which climate zone is found on either side of the equator and it hot and wet all year?
tropical
warm temperature
cool temperature
dry
Which of the following is not a climate zone of the world?
polar
stormy
tropical
temperate
Which climate zone is found at the top and base of the earth, and has very cold winters but little rainfall?
warm temperature
polar
dry
tropical
Which climate zone is mostly located around the equator?
Tropical
Polar
Continental
Temperate
