Water Cycle and Weather Test Review

Which of the following would be the best topic for her journal?

• Water vapor evaporates when it’s cooled.
• Water vapor condenses when it’s cooled.
• Water vapor condenses when it’s heated.
• Water vapor evaporates when it’s heated.

After a few hours, Sarah noticed that the water from the outside of the glass was no longer there. What process would explain this observation?

• Condensation
• precipitation
• accumulation
• evaporation

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

• how long it has been in a place
• what temperature it is
• if it is being used for anything
• what cup it is in

When the temperature of a sample of water is -5 C, the water is---?

• liquid
• gas
• vapor
• solid

In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of ----?

• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration
• evaporation

A cook heats water on the stove until it reaches the temperature at which it boils. The water changes from ----.

• a solid into a liquid
• a liquid into a gas
• a gas into a liquid
• a solid into a liquid

An ice cube placed in sunlight melts quickly. Which BEST explains this event?

• The ice cube has changed from a liquid to a solid.
• The ice cube has changed from a solid to a liquid.
• The ice cube has changed from a gas to a liquid.
• The ice cube has changed from water to gas.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening What is letter A?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Elevation

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening What is letter B?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Concentration

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening What is letter C?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Hallucination