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WorksheetsWeather vs Climate/Water Cycle Wrap Up
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?
Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.
Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.
Weather and climate data are different. Which of the following is a description of weather data?
The Sahara desert gets very little rainfall.
The average daytime high in the Amazon is 25°C.
Temperatures in the Arctic are usually below freezing.
It rained two inches in Miami, Florida on May 5th.
Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate data?
New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.
Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.
Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.
Weather data is different from climate data. Which of these is an example of weather data?
Skies are mostly cloudy at 5:00 pm in Las Vegas on May 3rd, 2012.
New England has an average of more than 100 rainy days each year.
Northern Europe has much colder winters than South America.
The high plateau region of Antarctica has constant light winds from the south.
Does this image show weather or climate?
Weather
Climate
Does this picture show weather or climate?
Weather
Climate
This instrument is called a thermometer. It measures...
the amount of pressure in the air.
the amount of moisture in the air.
how hot or cold the air is.
how much rain a specific area receives.
What is humidity?
The amount of heat rising that rises from the ground.
The amount of rain the ground soaks up.
The amount of water vapor in the air.
How quickly the wind is blowing.
Which is NOT a type of precipitation?
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
All of these are types of precipitation.
________is water that flows across land and collects in rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean
runoff
infiltration
condensation
evaporation
______ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere
runoff
infiltration
transpiration
evaporation
Which term names the continuous movement of water through Earth's environment?
water collection
water cycle
percolation
groundwater cycle
_________occurs when liquid water from the Earth's surface and from living organisms changes into water vapor
percolation
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
____________ occurs when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water droplets that form clouds in the atmosphere.
evaporation
condensation
infiltration
precipitation
What is the driving force of the water cycle?
water vapor
clouds
rain
sun's energy
Which of the following is illustrated by 5?
evaporation
infiltration
runoff
transpiration
Which of the following is illustrated by 3?
condensation
infiltration
evaporation
precipitation
The water cycle begins with ______.
condensation
clouds
precipitation
has no beginning
Once the water makes it all the way through the water cycle, the water_______.
starts the cycle over again
is done with its journey
remains at the end of the cycle
can take a break for awhile
The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?
W
X
Y
Z
After precipitation falls to the ground, it gets absorbed and funneled into streams, rivers, ocean, etc. When this water is travelling BELOW ground, what is it called?
runoff
infiltration
precipitation
groundwater
