Quiz about Water and Weather Vocabulary

Question 1

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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precipitation

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evaporation

Question 2

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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snow

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air

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clouds

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vapor

Question 3

what is it called when liquid changes into gas

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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water

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water vapor

Question 4

Number 4 in the diagram illustrates what part of the water cycle?

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Precipitation

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Runnoff

Question 5

What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 6

What type of clouds are pictured?

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Stratus

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Cumulous

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Cirrus

Question 7

What type of cloud is pictured?

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Cirrus

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Stratus

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Cumulous

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Nimbus

Question 8

This severe weather indicates lightening, thunder, and possibly hail

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thunderstorm

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tornado

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hurricane

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blizzard

Question 9

In the water cycle on Earth, water is in which form?

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all of these

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solid

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liquid

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gas

Question 10

describes the day to day condition of air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.

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weather

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climate

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Water Cycle

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precipitation

Question 11

moist air rises and gets cooler, pressure decreases, and water condenses on condensation nuclei

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cloud formation

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fresh water

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greenhouse effect

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sea breeze

Question 12

our primary source of drinking water

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fresh water

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salt water

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ocean water

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colored water

Question 13

where most of the Earth's water is found

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ocean

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river

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lake

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sea

Question 14

What is a meterologist?

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A person who studies the weather

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A person who studies meteors

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A person who studies rocks

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A teacher

Question 15

What weather instrument measures the amount of rain that falls?

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Rain gauge

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Wind Sock

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Thermometer

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Anemometer

Question 16

You are watching the weather and checking out the 7 day forecast to see if your birthday party should be outside or inside. Why would you want to do this?

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Because the weather may not be nice enough to have an outdoor party

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Because some people would rather be out than in

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Because your little sister wanted to know

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Because balloons fly better outside than inside

Question 17

The exact amount of water vapor in a given volume of air is called

Accepted Answer

absolute humidity

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relative humidity

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dew point temperature

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transpiration

Question 18

What percentage of earth's water is found as salt water?

Accepted Answer

97%

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90%

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23%

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3%

Question 19

What two factors drive the water cycle?

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gravity and sun's energy

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cloud formation and rain gauge

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sun's energy and cloud formation

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Rain gauge and sun's energy

Question 20

Dew forms at the __________, or the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor.

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dew point

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wate point

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turning point

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saturation point

Question 21

Why does a higher absolute humidity make the air feel muggy?

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more water vapor is in the air

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less water vapor is in the air

Question 22

True or False. Precipitation must become heavy enough for gravity to overcome updrafts holding it aloft.

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True

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False

Question 23

Which phenomenon can occur when the temperature drops below the dew point?

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fog

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rain

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dew

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humidity

Question 24

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, known as _______, affects the way the air feels.

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humidity

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clouds

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fog

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precipitation

Question 25

When Marcus went to bed in the evening, the grass and the plants outside did not have any visible water on them. When he woke up in the morning, he took this photograph. What changes occurred in the atmosphere to create the weather conditions shown in his photograph?

Accepted Answer

Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

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Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

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Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

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Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

Question 26

Based on their altitude in the sky, clouds are divided into which three main groups?

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low, medium, high

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light, gray, dark gray

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thin, puffy, heavy

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small, medium, large

Question 27

A constructed wetland is an engineered wastewater treatment system that uses ______ to clean water.

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plants, microorganisms, and soil

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sun, evaporation, and precipitation

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artificial trees and plants, and fake rocks

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pipes, screens, settling tanks, and filters

Question 28

I am a low level cloud that is fluffy, puffy, and white. I bring happy and fair weather. What kind of cloud am I?

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cumulus

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cumulonimbus

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cirrus

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stratus

Question 29

What type of cloud am I?

Accepted Answer

cirrus

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cumulonimbus

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cumulus

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stratus

Question 30

What kind of cloud am I?

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

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cumulus

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cirrus

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stratus

Question 31

I look like fog but am actually a cloud. What kind of cloud am I?

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stratus

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cumulonimbus

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cumulus

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cirrus

Question 32

The type of precipitation that reaches the ground depends on the

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temperature

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size of cloud

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time of day

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