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L1-L3 Atmosphere, Water Cycle and Clouds

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

2.
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
3.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
4.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
5.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
6.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
7.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
8.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

9.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

10.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

11.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

12.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

13.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

14.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
15.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
16.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
17.

Precipitation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

18.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

19.

Evaporation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

20.

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

21.

During condensation water changes from ....

a)

solid ice to liquid water

b)

liquid water to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

22.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
23.
Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.
a)
ocean
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
24.

In which layer of the atmosphere is the most water vapor found?

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

25.

As you ascend (go up) in the troposphere what happens to the temperature?

a)

It increases steadily

b)

It decreases steadily

26.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
27.
The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
28.

What type of clouds are white and feathery?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

29.

What type of clouds are smooth, gray, and blanket-like?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

30.

What type of clouds are white and fluffy?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

31.

What type of clouds are dark gray and fluffy?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

32.

What type of clouds indicate good/ fair weather, but it could rain later in the day?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

33.

What type of clouds indicate sleet, light rain, or light snow?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

34.

What type of clouds indicate big storms and lots of rain?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

35.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

36.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

37.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

38.

What type of clouds are these?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Cumulus

39.

What type of cloud means there is a storm coming?

a)

Status

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Altocumulus

d)

Cirrus

40.

What is the name of the highest form of cloud

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

d)

It depends on the time of the day.

41.

What are clouds made up of?

a)

Water

b)

Water and ice crystals

c)

Ice crystals

d)

Each answer could be correct depending on the altitude.

42.

What clouds are known as fair weather clouds?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Altostratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

43.

Which type of cloud is the lowest lying?

a)

Altostratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrostratus

d)

Stratus

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