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Weather, Climate, And The Water Cycle
Test Description: 5.8A 5.8B
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A climatologist is a scientist who studies the climate. Which of the following describes what a climatologist does?
A
Predicts where a hurricane will land
B
Investigates the damage done by a tornado
C
Studies the general weather patterns of an area that occurred in the past
D
Predicts how the atmosphere will change over the coming week
2) The condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time is called –
A
humidity
B
weather
C
climate
D
drought
3) What is evaporation?
A
Plants take in water from the soil.
B
Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid.
C
Water freezes.
D
Water gets warm and changes from liquid water to water vapor.
4) Climate describes –
A
the movement of water through the water cycle
B
current weather conditions
C
the stormy conditions that exist during a specific time period
D
average weather conditions over time
5) What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?
A
hibernation
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
6) What weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer?
A
cloud cove
B
temperature
C
precipitation
D
wind speed
7) The Sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?
A
Keeping Earth in orbit
B
Rotating on its axis
C
Providing heat for evaporation
D
Giving off light for plants
8) What provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur naturally in the water cycle?
A
wind
B
soil
C
sun
D
rivers
9) he sun's heat energy causes evaporation. Most of the evaporation on the earth happens to water found in -
A
rivers
B
underground water
C
oceans
D
lakes
10) Which statement best describes the climate of a city?
A
The temperature in El Paso, Texas today at dawn was 57°F.
B
San Antonio, Texas had a high temperature of 102°F today.
C
The average annual temperature of Austin, TX is 68.5°F.
D
Dallas, Texas had 8.6 centimeters of rain today.
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