1st Benchmark Review Quiz 1

Test Description: Test practice and review for South Carolina State Science Standards 2014.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Wet clothes left in the Sun dry quickly. What step in the process of the water cycle helps the clothes dry?

2) Jaqueenya is warming a tea kettle of hot water to make herself a cup of tea. She notices that the kitchen window begins to develop water droplets. What step of the water cycle explains the formation of water droplets?

3) Mark notices that the tire swing in his backyard had water collected in it. From where did the water most likely come from?

4) What is the major source of energy that powers the water cycle?

5) What has to happen to water vapor before rain can develop?

6) Precipitation can occur both as a solid and a liquid. Which form of precipitation only occurs as a liquid?

7) Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

8) Which instrument is used to measure wind direction?

9) Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

10) Which instrument is used to measure precipitation?

11) Maria fixed herself a glass of ice water and sat it down while she played a game. When Maria picked up the glass, she felt water on the outside of the glass. What is the best explanation for the water being on the outside of the glass?

12) Which pair is an example of condensation?

13) Christopher is excited because he heard it will snow on Saturday. During which phase of the water cycle would the snow fall to the ground?

14) When it rains, runoff flows over the surface of the Earth on the way to the ocean. Jane collected a sample of runoff and concluded that sediment (sand material) is carried with this water flow. Which statement is a qualitative observation?

15) Which step of the water cycle is described correctly?

16) A wind vane and an anemometer measure wind. What is the difference between a wind vane and an anemometer?

17) What type of weather is usually indicated by the white, fluffy clouds?

18) A region is most likely experiencing which phenomenon if the annual precipitation has been less than normal for a long period of time?

19) Which could be measured in degrees Celsius?

20) One sunny morning in July, a radio morning weather report announces that the skies will be clear all day. Which time is the temperature most likely to be the highest ?


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