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Weather and the Water Cycle Unit 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What do the letters H and L show on a weather map?


a)

Regions of high temperature and low temperature

b)

Regions of high air pressure and low air pressure

c)

Regions of high precipitation and low precipitation

d)

Regions of high mountains and low valleys

2.

Using a thermometer, a student recorded the temperature at noon each day for four days.

Which statement is true about the temperature for those 4 days?

a)

The temperature remained the same for all four days.

b)

The temperature decreased each day from Monday to Thursday.

c)

The temperature increased each day from Monday to Thursday.

d)

The temperature increased on Tuesday but decreased on Wednesday.

3.

On a sunny cloudless day, a student measured the air temperature each hour using a thermometer.

Based on the information in the chart and your knowledge of weather, what do you predict the temperature will be at noon?

a)

15oC

b)

19oC

c)

23oC

d)

28oC

4.

Observe the wind vane and the compass rose.

Which direction would the wind be blowing from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

Which of the following will most likely occur after a cold front has passed through an area?

a)

The weather will get colder and rainy.

b)

The weather will get warmer and rainy.

c)

The weather will get colder and the skies will be clear.

d)

The weather will get warmer and the skies will be clear.

6.

The illustration shows how water moves from place to place on Earth. Which source of energy causes most of this movement?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Heat inside Earth

c)

Wind

d)

Electricity from lightning

7.

Which set of steps, in the order listed, could move water from the ocean, to the atmosphere, and then back to the ocean again?

a)

Precipitation -> condensation -> evaporation

b)

Evaporation -> precipitation -> evaporation

c)

Evaporation -> condensation -> precipitation

d)

Condensation -> evaporation -> condensation

8.

Which is an example of precipitation?

a)

Rain falling near the ocean

b)

Snow falling on a tall mountain

c)

Hail falling on the plains

d)

All of the other answer choices

9.


These people are using umbrellas because rain is falling. What part of the water cycle is rain?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Percolation

10.

Describe how the sun affects the water cycle?

a)

it causes precipitation

b)

it causes evaporation

c)

it causes condensation

d)

none of the above