Water Cycle and Weather Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of weather?

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The gas form of water.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

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What is the definition of the water cycle?

• The gas form of water.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

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What is precipitation?

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The gas form of water.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

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What is water vapor?

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

• The gas form of water.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

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What is evaporation?

• The process by which a LIQUID changes into a GAS.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The gas form of water.

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What is humidity?

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

• A measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air.

What is condensation?

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• The gas form of water.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The process by which a GAS changes into a LIQUID.

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What is the source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• The Sun.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

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What is the atmosphere?

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The mixture of gases that surround the Earth.

• The gas form of water.

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What is groundwater?

• Water that is stored underground.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

• Water that falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface.

• The constant movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the air and back again.

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