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WorksheetsWeather and Water Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Dew forms during which part of the water cycle?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
2.
What does a barometer do?
a)
It measures elevation.
b)
It measures humidity.
c)
It measures wind speed.
d)
It measures air pressure.
3.
Which arrow shows runoff?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Sometimes water vapor on a surface may freeze without first becoming liquid water. What forms when this change occurs?
a)
Dew
b)
Frost
c)
Hail
d)
Snow
5.
The ocean covers about what percentage of the Earth's surface?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
6.
What carries warm water toward the poles?
a)
Tides
b)
Oceans
c)
Streams
d)
Currents
7.
Which of the following WOULD NOT be helpful to a forecaster studying the climate of an area?
a)
Average amount of precipitation
b)
Average temperature
c)
How much the temperature changes during the year
d)
A daily weather forecast
8.
An area's latitude helps determine its
a)
climate zones
b)
elevation
c)
precipitation
d)
time zone
9.
Which of the following factors DOES NOT determine weather at a particular time and place?
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Temperature
c)
Humidity
d)
Latitude
10.
Precipitation includes...
a)
rain, snow, hail, and air
b)
rain, wind, sleet, and snow
c)
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
d)
rain, wind, air pressure, and temperature
11.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called...
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
salinity
d)
elevation
12.
The energy from the sun causes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Runoff
b)
Sublimation
c)
Melting
d)
Evaporation
13.
Salinity is a measure of...
a)
how far a place is from the equator.
b)
how salty the ocean is.
c)
air pressure.
d)
the amount of humidity in the atmosphere.
14.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?
a)
Barometric Pressure
b)
Latitude
c)
Closeness to bodies of water
d)
Elevation
15.
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone?
a)
Polar Zone
b)
Temperate Zone
c)
Tropical Zone
d)
Pole Zone
16.
All the waters of the Earth make up the...
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Reservoir
d)
Hydrosphere
17.
The changing of a liquid to a gas is...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
18.
The process in which a gas turns into a liquid is...
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
19.
A storage area for water is a(n)...
a)
reservoir
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
hydrosphere
20.
The repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms is...
a)
the water cycle
b)
climate
c)
weather
d)
humidity
21.
The pushing force of the atmosphere is called...
a)
wind
b)
barometric pressure
c)
circulation
d)
temperature
22.
The movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth is called...
a)
humidity
b)
wind
c)
elevation
d)
circulation
23.
The average of weather conditions over time is called...
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
latitude
d)
the water cycle
24.
The height above sea level is called...
a)
barometric pressure
b)
temperature
c)
latitude
d)
elevation
25.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called...
a)
weather
b)
condensation
c)
humidity
d)
evaporation
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