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Water and Weather Unit 7

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Conditions in the atmosphere are different at different places. Which word is the name for the condition of the atmosphere at one place and time?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

thunder

d)

weather

2.

This picture show that water never ends its movement between Earth's surface and the air.

What is the name for what this picture shows?

a)

the soil cycle

b)

the rock cycle

c)

the water cycle

d)

the carbon cycle

3.

Which is a measure of how hot or cold something is?

a)

degrees Celsius

b)

temperature

c)

thermometer

d)

weather

4.

Which word describes the change of state from a liquid to a gas?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

temperature

5.

Water moves back and forth between Earth's surface and the air. Which of these is the way that liquid water moves from the air to the ground?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

water cycle

6.

Lea wants to make a model of the water cycle. Which of these would make the BEST sun for the model?

a)

Light bulb

b)

a cake pan

c)

a glow stick

d)

a rubber ball

7.

A thick layer of gas surrounds Earth. Which of these is the name for the mixture of gases in this layer?

a)

air

b)

oxygen

c)

water vapor

d)

windy weather

8.

Fresh water is found in many places on Earth. Which of these places holds the MOST fresh water?

a)

ponds and sea

b)

lakes and oceans

c)

rivers and streams

d)

glaciers and icebergs

9.

Which of these is the BEST place to put a rain gauge to measure rainfall correctly?

a)

on a porch

b)

under a tree

c)

where rain falls

d)

where wind blows

10.

This picture show a kind of severe weather.

What kind of severe weather does the picture show?

a)

blizzard

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

d)

tornado

11.

What thing in this picture has the energy to make ice melt?

a)

the air

b)

the sun

c)

the tree

d)

the snow

12.

One of the gases in atmosphere is an important part of the weather. Which of the following is the gas that is part of the weather

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

water vapor

d)

carbon dioxide

13.

Some parts of a weather report cannot be measured with an instrument. Which weather condition do you NOT measure with an instrument?

a)

wind direction

b)

precipitation type

c)

present temperature

d)

precipitation amount

14.

Which shows water moving from the air to Earth's surface?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Collection

15.

The rain gauge in this picture can hold as much as 6 inches of rain.

Which of the these BEST describes how much rain has fallen into the rain gauge?

a)

about 1 inch

b)

less than a inch

c)

close to 4 inches

d)

about 2 inches

16.

What is found in many places on Earth. Which of these places has only frozen water?

a)

the air

b)

the soil

c)

a glacier

d)

an ocean

17.

Most of the water that falls as rain comes from the ocean. Which list shows the correct order of how water from the ocean becomes rain?

a)

condensation, evaporation, precipitation

b)

condensation, precipitation,

evaporation

c)

evaporation, precipitation, condensation

d)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation

18.

Which of these tools should Sue use to measure the wind direction?

a)

b)

c)

d)