Unit 6 (Weather)

Front

What might be carried by the wind, causing the weathering of rocks?

Back

sand

Front

Which of these does not cause erosion? Liquid water, ice, sunlight, wind

Back

sunlight

Front

If rainwater enters cracks in rocks, what may happen if it freezes?

Back

It expands and splits the rock.

Front

This huge canyon was carved by the flow of the Colorado River over millions of years.

Back

TRUE

Front

What is an example of erosion that happens quickly?

Back

mudslides caused by moving water and gravity

Front

Water vapor is the way to describe which form of water?

Back

Gas

Front

What do you call the process of water evaporating and condensing on planet Earth in a continuous process?

Back

water cycle

Front

What is the process of water turning from a liquid into a gas called?

Back

evaporation

Front

The hotter it is outside, the slower water will evaporate.

Back

FALSE

Front

Complete the sentence: Once the water vapor rises high enough it ________ into water droplets. Options: precipitates, evaporates, condenses, bumps.

Back

condenses