Quiz about Weather, Climate and Water Cycles

Question 1

The movement of water from Earth, to the atmosphere, and back to Earth

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B. water cycle

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A. atmosphere

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C. condensation

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D. air pressure

Question 2

Every day on Earth, water in the oceans is heated by the sun. As the ocean water is heated, it goes into the air as vapor. The water vapor forms clouds, and then the water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Refer to the diagram above. What is the process in which water goes from the oceans into the air?

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C. evaporation

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A. condensation

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B. erosion

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D. melting

Question 3

A model of the water cycle was made using an aquarium with a glass cover, a container of ice cubes, water, and a lamp. Which part of the water cycle causes the water droplets to form on the glass cover?

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A. condensation

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B. evaporation

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C. precipitation

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D. runoff

Question 4

What is the main process at work in the formation of clouds?

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C) condensation

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A) precipitation

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B) rain

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D) atmospheric compression

Question 5

What is providing the energy for the cycle?

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A) sun

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B) rain

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C) gravity

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D) evaporation

Question 6

What happens in order for water vapor to become liquid water or ice?

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A) cooling

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B) warming

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C) boiling

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D) no change in temperature

Question 7

Evaporation changes a ______________________.

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C) liquid to a gas

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A) gas to a liquid

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B) liquid to a solid

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D) solid to a gas

Question 8

How is a cloud formed?

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D) by the condensation of water vapor

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A) by the wind shifting the atmosphere

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B) by the combination of air and wind

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C) by rain combined with oxygen

Question 9

Water vapor in the atmosphere is classified as what state of matter?

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B) gas

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A) solid

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C) liquid

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D) plasma

Question 10

Precipitation is ____________________________.

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A) water that falls to Earth in different forms

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B) how a plant makes food from sunlight

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C) water in the form of solid, liquid, or gas

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D) how a plant emits gasses into the air

Question 11

What form of precipitation, in which ice crystals freeze over and over, frequently occurs during thunderstorms?

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hail

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snow

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sleet

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heavy rain

Question 12

What stage of the water cycle occurs when water falls back to Earth?

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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transpiration

Question 13

According to the diagram, when does condensation take place?

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when the water vapor turns into water droplets forming clouds

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when the water runs from rivers into the sea

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when the water is falling to the Earth as rain or snow

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when the water goes from the sea to the clouds

Question 14

What will happen if a lot of rain falls in a short period of time, on land that does not absorb the water well?

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There will be a large amount of runoff.

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The amount of condensation will decrease.

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The amount of precipitation will increase.

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The amount of precipitation will decrease.

Question 15

Which group of tools would be most useful to a meteorologist when asking questions and collecting information about the weather?

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a wind gauge, a thermometer, and a barometer

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maps, charts, and books

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a television, a sundial, and a rain gauge

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rulers, beakers, and balance scales

Question 16

Which instrument is used to measure changes in wind speed?

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anemometer

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hygrometer

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thermometer

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barometer

Question 17

According to the weather map, which of the following best describes the weather in Florida?

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raining with a warm front moving in

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raining with a cold front moving in

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snowing with a cold front moving in

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snowing with a warm front moving in

Question 18

In the water cycle, the sun's energy causes

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Evaporation

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Freezing precipitation

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Rain

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Hail

Question 19

If the weather report states that there will be high humidity today. This means

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There is a high amount of water vapor in the air.

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There is a high amount of wind.

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There is a high pressure system.

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There is a low amount of water vapor in the air.

Question 20

_________ clouds are low to the ground and associated with fog.

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Stratus

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Cirrus

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Culumonimbus

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Cumulus

Question 21

______________ have moderate humidity, high temperature, and high annual precipitation.

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Swamps

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Tundras

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Deserts

Question 22

If the sun's energy heats the water to cause water vapor, the _______________ atmosphere causes water droplets to become a liquid form.

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Cold

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Hot

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Windy

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Calm

Question 23

Frozen raindrops are _______________ while _________ consists of large chunks of ice.

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sleet, hail

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snow, sleet

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rain, snow

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rain, hail

Question 24

________ _________ causes fair weather.

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High pressure

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Cold front

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Stationary front

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Low pressure

Question 25

________________ and _______________ are the MOST important causing water to MOVE through the water cycle.

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Temperature and pressure

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Producers and consumers

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Evaporation and transpiration

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Mountains and oceans

Question 26

Cold air high in the atmosphere meeting water vapor evaporating from a lake causes clouds to form. Which part of the water cycle is described here?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Precipitation

Question 27

Deserts do not support a wide range of plant life due to limited ____________________________________________.

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Precipitation

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Sunlight

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Nutrients in the soil

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Cold temperatures

Question 28

A low pressure system moving through a cold climate would create which type of weather?

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rain with cold temperatures

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fair skies with warm temperatures

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fluffy cloud with cold temperatures

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sunny skies with mild temperatures

Question 29

Water vapor in the air is

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humidity

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precipitation

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wind

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elevation

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