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A scientist that predicts the weather is called?
a) meteorologist
b) astrologist
c) anemometer
d) weatherologist
When heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate, the water vapor then condenses to form a cloud.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
What is needed in order for the water cycle to happen?
a) The sun
b) Rocks
c) A river
d) A beaker of water
What happens when OCEAN water is heated by the sun?
a) Rain
b) Water condenses
c) Salt water becomes fresh water vapor
d) It rains less
What would most likely cause the temperature to become warmer?
a) Increase in cloud cover
b) Increase in wind
c) decrease in cloud cover
d) the sun setting
Which best describes the process of condensation?
a) Water flows downhill.
b) Liquid water turns into water vapor.
c) Polar ice turns into liquid water.
d) Water vapor collects to form droplets
Which process is happening when clouds are formed?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) runoff
What does the sun cause in the water cycle?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) runoff
If you see drops of water on the outside of your glass of ice water, which statement best explains what has happened?
a) Water vapor has become liquid water.
b) Solid water has become liquid water.
c) Liquic water has become water vapor.
d) Solid water has become water vapor.
What is formed when water droplets condense?
a) puddles
b) clouds
c) sunshine
d) runoff
Rain, snow, sleet and hail are examples of...
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) runoff
What is the process of liquid water changing into a gas?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) runoff
When water evaporates from the ocean, what happens to the amount of water in the air?
a) It decreases
b) it increases
c) it stays the same
d) there is no water in air
When water falls to Earth as rain, it is called?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) runoff
The movement of water on and above Earth's surface is called?
a) Air cycle
b) Water Cycle
c) weather cycle
d) precipitation
Which of the following is an example of climate?
a) August has the hottest temperatures each year.
b) The high temperature for Tuesday was 28 degrees.
c) A cold front is expected next week.
d) There are clear skies with no chance of rain for the next four days.
Which of the following is an example of weather?
a) The month of February has had the coldest temperatures on record for thirty years.
b) There will be thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
c) August has the hottest temperatures each year.
d) Texas has an average temperature of 95 degrees in the summer.
If snowfall is measured and recorded each year for a decade, which characteristic of the area are scientists measuring?
a) Type of soil
b) weather
c) temperature for one day
d) climate
Look at the picture of the weather map. Which city is MOST LIKELY to have storms in the next few days?
a) Atlanta, because there is an area of low pressure near it.
b) Atlanta, because there is an area of high pressure near it.
c) Denver, because there is an area of low pressure with a cold front moving toward it.
d) Denver, because there is an area of low pressure with a cold front moving away from it.
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