Stemscopes Water Cycle & Clouds Test Review

Question 1

There is a beginning and end in the water cycle.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Water is changed to water vapor

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 3

Constant movement of water through land, air, oceans, and living things

Accepted Answer

water cycle

Question 4

Snow forms from this process

Accepted Answer

Crystallization

Question 5

Clouds form due to evaporation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

The stronger the updrafts in a thunderstorm, the________ the size of hail is

Accepted Answer

bigger

Question 7

thin, white, wispy cloud formed from cold air, ice crystals

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Question 8

Water evaporates from

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

Precipitation can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

How can water vapor in the air return to Earth

Accepted Answer

condenses then precipitates

Question 11

Gray cloud producing precipitation

Accepted Answer

nimbostratus

Question 12

Which is an example of condensation?

Accepted Answer

formation of clouds as water vapor changes to liquid

Question 13

Which contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 14

Resembles balls of cotton, looks 3-D

Accepted Answer

cumulus

Question 15

thunderstorm cloud producing precipitation and sometimes hail

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Question 16

Water soaks in the ground and moves downward between rocks and soil

Accepted Answer

percolation

Question 17

Surface water that runs downhill due to gravity is called

Accepted Answer

runoff

Question 18

Most of Earth's water is salt water found in oceans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Evaporation of water from plant leaves

Accepted Answer

transpiration

Question 20

The water you drink today is the same water that has been on Earth for millions of years.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Gray layer cloud, thick enough to hide the sun from view

Accepted Answer

stratus

Question 22

Where does condensation occur in the water cycle

Accepted Answer

clouds forming

Question 23

The energy that drives the water cycle come from

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 24

In the diagram of the water cycle, which parts are driven by the force of gravity?

Accepted Answer

C and D

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