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WorksheetsWeather and the Water Cycle (TEKS 5.10.A) Quiz A
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which statement describes the way the sun and the oceans interact in the water cycle?
Oceans absorb heat energy from the sun.
Oceans produce thermal energy that causes water to evaporate.
Oceans refract the sun’s thermal energy, causing ocean levels to rise.
Oceans reflect the sun’s energy back to space without heating the air.
What happens when the surface water of the ocean heats up because of the sun?
The heated water eventually enters Earth’s atmosphere as ice crystals.
The heated water blocks any more energy from the sun, keeping the oceans cold.
The water resists being heated and cold water from the ocean floor rushes upward.
The heated water enters the atmosphere and eventually falls back to Earth as precipitation.
Ashley and her classmates are discussing the water cycle. They give each other a chance to participate and respectfully explain how the sun and the ocean interact in the water cycle. Which of the following explanations describes how a cloud forms?
Student one explains that heat from the sun decreases ocean temperature, causing water to evaporate; then the water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds.
Student two explains that heat from the sun increases ocean temperature, causing water to evaporate; then the water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds.
Student three explains that heat from the atmosphere increases ocean temperature, causing water to evaporate; then the water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds.
Student four explains that heat from the ocean increases the temperature of the atmosphere, causing water to condense; then the water vapor cools and evaporates, forming clouds.
Kelly studies how the sun interacts with the ocean to influence the weather. Kelly makes this model to show how ocean water cycles on a hot summer day. How does water change in each step of the cycle?
Step 1
changes from liquid to gas
Step 2
changes from gas to
Step 3
does not change state
Most of the (a) from the sun is absorbed by the ocean. When (b) are heated, they freely interact with the air in a process called (c) . Ocean water is constantly evaporating, which increases the (d) and humidity of the surrounding air to form rain and storms such as (e) .
