Part 1
Where is groundwater found?
a. in underground rock
b. in the top layer of soil
c. in ponds, lakes, and rivers
d. on the surface of Earth
a. in underground rock
All of the following are forms of precipitation except one. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?
a. snow
b. sleet
c. fog
d. rain
c. fog
A weather map is often used to illustrate the boundary that separates warmer & cooler air. What is this boundary called?
a. a front
b. the jet stream
c. a thermal line
d. a conduction line
a. a front
What is this Unit called?
a. Superstorm of 1933
b. Superstorm of 1993
c. Superstorm Sandy
b. Superstorm of 1993
When the water vapor changes to a liquid it is called __________.
Condensation
Weather patterns can help fuel the movement of ______ on Earth.
a. oil
b. land
c. water
d. sunlight
c. water
"The water level in a lake increases after weeks of heavy rains."
This is an example of which part of the water cycle?
a. Precipitation
b. Condensation
c. Storage
d. Evaporation
c. Storage
A front forms two broad areas of air with different temperatures and humidity.
What are those areas called?
a. cold front
b. warm front
c. air masses
d. squall lane
c. air masses
Which element of weather is caused by a difference in air pressure between two air masses?
a. drought
b. humidity
c. wind
d. fog
c. wind
Precipitation falls from the
A. sky
B. clouds
C. rain
B. clouds
Heat energy in the atmosphere always moves ________.
a. from cloudy to clear regions
b. from low pressure to high pressure regions
c. from low temperature to high temperature areas
d. from high temperature to low temperature areas
d. from high temperature to low temperature areas
"Storm clouds begin to form in western Kansas."
This is an example of which part of the water cycle?
b. Condensation
Which of the following best describes a cold front?
a. a wedge of cold air moves in under a warm air mass
b. cold air rises above and displaces a warm air mass
c. a wedge of warm air moves in under a cold air mass
d. warm air rises above and displaces a cold air mass
a. a wedge of cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What does a change in air pressure indicate?
a. change in weather
b. change in season
c. movement of the Earth
d. movement of ocean currents
a. change in weather
What does heat from the sun cause liquid water to do?
Causes the liquid to evaporate
The transformation of water vapor to a liquid form is called ____.
a. sublimation
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. precipitation
c. condensation
"The area around Lake Superior is extremely humid on a summer day."
This is an example of which part of the water cycle?
a. Precipitation
b. Condensation
c. Storage
d. Evaporation
d. Evaporation
Which of these can occur where two different air masses meet?
a. earthquakes
b. thunderstorms
c. the Coriolis effect
d. a global wind event
b. thunderstorms
Which type of weather system would most likely produce a drought?
a. a stationary front
b. a tropical cyclone
c. a persistent low pressure system
d. a persistent high pressure system
d. a persistent high pressure system
Water that falls from clouds to Earths surface is called what?
Precipitation
How are the components of air related to the water cycle?
a. Dust and sand absorb moisture in the air.
b. Water vapor in the air condenses and falls as rain.
c. Nitrogen and oxygen are taken out of the air by rain.
d. Ozone helps clouds remain high in the atmosphere.
b. Water vapor in the air condenses and falls as rain.
"Snow begins to fall in Denver, Colorado."
This is an example of which part of the water cycle?
a. Precipitation
b. Condensation
c. Storage
d. Evaporation
a. Precipitation
Hurricanes develop in ______ air masses.
a. Artic
b. Maritime Tropical
c. Continental Polar
d. Continental Tropical
b. Maritime Tropical
Cold, moist air masses generally originate over which part of the northern hemisphere?
a. central and northern Canada
b. deserts of southwestern United States
c. North Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c. North Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
True or False.
The water cycle has no real beginning or end.
TRUE!