Pre Test Water Cycle/Weather

Your Name

Your Class Period

• 8:25
• 9:20
• 11:10
• 1:50
• 2:45

During the water cycle, the sun's energy evaporates water from the surface of Earth. This water returns to Earth as some form of

• ground water
• precipiatation
• transpiration
• condensation

Which word describes what happens in clouds when water vapor changes to liquid water droplets?

• collection
• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation

What tool should Micky use to determine wind speed?

• prism
• compass
• mirror
• anemometer

Barometers have long been used to predict the weather. Lucia and Kimberly are recording the class weather data each day in March. This morning, they tapped the barometer and noticed that the indicator needle did not move. What clue did the barometer give the boys about the day's weather?

• The barometer holding steady means present weather should continue.
• A severe storm is approaching.
• The barometer holding steady means a big change in the weather.
• The stillness means a tornado is approaching.

Stratus clouds, like the ones shown in the picture, look like large gray blankets hanging low across the sky. When these are present, it will usually ____ if it is warm, and ____ if it is cold.

• be windy, be sunny
• drizzle, be windy
• snow, drizzle
• rain, snow

his is a cloud, a stratus cloud, that forms close to the surface of the earth. We call this

• humidity
• hail
• fog
• dew

Think about similarities and differences between the weather and climate of places around the world. Which set of words are more closely related to climate? Responses

• thunderstorm, rain, hurricane
• tropical, polar, moderate
• windy, sleet, tornado
• clouds, precipitation, snow

_________________ changes from day to day, while ____________ changes from region to region. Responses

• climate, weather
• atmosphere, wind
• weather, climate
• wind, atmosphere