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Water Cycle and Weather Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are clouds made of?

a)

dry air

b)

water

2.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

3.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

4.

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

5.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
6.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
7.

During evaporation water changes from ...

a)

water vapor (gas) to liquid

b)

liquid to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to solid ice

8.

The process of water passing from earth, to the atmosphere, and back to earth, continuously.

a)

The Water Cycle

b)

Rain

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

9.

When water or precipitation collects in one spot

a)

Accumulation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

10.

What climate is extremely cold all year round?

a)

Polar

b)

Mild

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

11.

Which climate is very hot and dry?

a)

Tropical

b)

Desert

c)

Mild

d)

Temperate

12.

Which climate is hot all year round and is very wet and rainy?

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Mild

13.

Which climate is shown here?

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Desert

d)

Mild

14.

The pattern of weather in an area over many years is called:

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

15.

What is happening in the atmosphere outside right now is called:

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

16.

What climate is shown here?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Mild

d)

Desert

17.

Why are tropical climates so hot?

a)

Because there is very little rain.

b)

Because they are located near the equator and receive more direct sunlight than other areas.

c)

Because there are not many plants in tropical areas.

d)

Because the days are longer in tropical areas and the sun doesn't go down there.

18.

What is climate?

a)

It is the temperature of the air around you.

b)

The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.

c)

An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.

d)

How much sunshine an area gets.

19.

Which graph shows a place with a very dry climate all year long?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which graph is most likely a rainforest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which climate zone is found on either side of the equator and it hot and wet all year?

a)

tropical

b)

warm temperature

c)

cool temperature

d)

dry

22.

Which of the following is not a climate zone of the world?

a)

polar

b)

stormy

c)

tropical

d)

temperate

23.

Which climate zone is found at the top and base of the earth, and has very cold winters but little rainfall?

a)

warm temperature

b)

polar

c)

dry

d)

tropical

24.

Which climate zone is mostly located around the equator?

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Continental

d)

Temperate

25.
Look how different Texas and Arizona look from Florida. Why is that?
a)
Florida gets lots more rain. 
b)
Florida has Disney World
c)
The road is white. 
d)
Florida doesn't get as much rain.