5.8 Space Review 2

A student plans to make a chart that describes each process in the water cycle. Which sentence should the student use to describe the process of condensation?

• Water flows downhill.

• Liquid water turns into water vapor.

• Polar ice turn into liquid water.

• Water vapor collects to form droplets.

A diagram of the states in the water cycle is shown. Which of these observations would most likely be seen at Stage N?

• Water flowing downhill

• Fog forming along a highway

• The water level of a lake decreasing

• Dark clouds forming in the sky

Which process will happen when the sun interacts with the ocean?

• Rain will fall only on the land

• Water will not evaporate at nighttime

• Salt water will become fresh water vapor

• Precipitation will happen less often

Which of the following explains how water undergoes a change in state in one stage of the water cycle in order to move from the ocean's surface into the air?

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes a gas rises.

• Gaseous water rises as it is cooled by the ocean.

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun condenses into rain.

• Gaseous water collects in drops of fog above the ocean's surface.

Which table correctly classifies statements about weather and climate?

• Weather: Hail can form in thunderstorms that have strong winds.

  Climate: The high temperature for Tuesday was 28°C.

• Weather: There will be thunderstorms tomorrow in the afternoon.

  Climate: the month of February has had the coldest temperatures on record for thirty years.

• Weather: August has the hottest temperatures each year.

  Climate: A cold front is expected next week.

• Weather: the high temperature for March is usually around 20°C.

  Climate: There are clear skies with no chance of rain for the next four days.

Some scientist measured and recorded local rainfall amount water levels of lakes over the summer for 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than previous years. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water level to continue to decrease

Each year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cloud front.

• Annual high temperature in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.