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Ch 9, Les 1-3, 6th Grade
Test Description: Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The process by which molecules of liquid water escape the air after becoming water vapor
A
evaporation
B
humidity
C
precipitation
D
condensation
2) If the air could hold 8 grams of water but only held 4 grams, it would have a relative humidity of
A
75%
B
25%
C
100%
D
50%
3) If the dew point is below freezing, the water vapor may
A
none of the above
B
not condense
C
change directly into ice crystals
D
always stay as liquid water droplets
4) Cumulus means ___ in Latin
A
storm
B
heap
C
high
D
curl
5) Clouds are classified by their
A
color and shape
B
altitude only
C
weather and shape
D
shape and altitude
6) Cumulus clouds mean
A
thunderstorms
B
fair weather
C
all of the above
D
snow
7) If a stratus cloud thickens and produces rain, drizzle, or snow, it's called a ___ cloud.
A
altostratus
B
nimbostratus
C
cirrostratus
D
cumulostratus
8) The smallest type of rain is called
A
sleet
B
hail
C
drizzle
D
mist
9) We can measure rain by using a
A
measuring stick
B
anemometer
C
rain gauge
D
all of the above
10) ___ forms when water vapor in a cloud is converted directly to ice crystals.
A
sleet
B
hail
C
snowflakes
D
rain
11) Ice particles smaller than 5 mm are called
A
freezing rain
B
mist
C
hail
D
sleet
12) About 10 cm of snow contains about the same amount of water as __ of rain.
A
1 cm
B
1 inch
C
1 mm
D
5 cm
13) Many floods occur when the volume in a river...
A
decreases so much that the river stops flowing
B
increases so much and then freezes.
C
increases so much that the river overflows its channel.
D
evaporates so much that the rain falls nonstop
14) A ___ is a barrier across a river that may redirect the flow of the river to other channels or store floodwaters so they can be released slowly.
A
levee
B
dam
C
bridge
D
psychrometer
15) Farmers can grow drought-resistant plants to help when drought conditions occur.
A
true
B
false
16) An instrument with two thermometers that is used to measure relative humidity
A
psychrometer
B
anemometer
C
barometer
D
thermometer
17) Clouds that form near the ground, often when the ground cools at night after a humid day.
A
cumulus
B
nimbostratus
C
cirrus
D
fog
18) Clouds that are made of ice crystals and indicate fair weather
A
stratus
B
altocumulus
C
cirrus
D
cumulus
19) Rain droplets that are betwee 0.05 and 0.5 mm are called
A
mist
B
drizzle
C
rain
D
sleet
20) Flood waters can be so strong that they can uproot trees and knock down buildings.
A
false
B
true
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