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Science Chapter 8 Review
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Clouds form when invisible water vapor in the air ________ into visible water droplets or ice crystals.
Sublimates
Vaporizes
Evaporates
Condenses
2
When the air cools to 0°
Celsius
or lower, water vapor...
condenses and forms dew
freezes and forms frost
remains the same
turns into clouds
3
How are cumulus clouds different from cirrus clouds?
They cover the sky like a blanket
They are always dark and grey and always bring rain
They are thinner and form higher than cirrus clouds
They are large and puffy, and form lower than cirrus clouds
4
Which is NOT TRUE about
evaporation
?
Water evaporates at 100° Celsius
Warm air speeds up evaporation
The area of surface does not affect the speed of evaporation
Moving air speeds up evaporation
5
Which type of cloud is
thin
and made of
ice crystals
?
Stratus clouds
Cumulus clouds
Cirrus clouds
6
Which is an example of a
stratus cloud
?
frost
fog
smoke
cumulus cloud
7
Which three things affect the climate of an area?
water, mountains, and large cities
precipitation, wind, and erosion
clouds, plants, and animals
8
What are the three climate zones?
Arctic, Rainforest, Plains
Polar, Temperate, Tropical
Cold, Hot, Really Cold
Ocean, Mountains, Bed
9
The weather of an area year after year is its
climate
.
True
False
10
Cumulus clouds can be both white and puffy or dark and grey
False
True
11
The
closer
you get to the
Equator
, the
warmer
the climate is.
True
False
12
The
closer
you get to the
poles
, the colder the
climate
is
False
True
13
In the
tropics
, the weather is
cold
all year around
True
False
14
What is the area
between the tropics and the polar zones
called?
temperate zone
moderate zone
mid-way zones
15
In the atmosphere, water vapor condenses on ________ to form clouds
clouds
sun rays
dust particles
clouds
16
What is
climate
?
The usual weather in an area year after year
The weather in an area on a certain day
Weather that cannot be determined in an area
17
What is
precipitation
?
A type of liquid that forms on blades of grass
Moisture that falls from the atmosphere
Frozen water that forms when it's cold
18
What is a stratus cloud
Clouds that cover the entire sky like a blanket
A bunch of scattered cumulus clouds
A group of cirrus clouds that form high in the sky
19
Where are the
polar zones
located?
Near the North Pole
Near the North and South poles
Near the South Pole
Near the Equator
20
When
water vapor
condenses in the air, clouds form.
True
False
21
Clouds contain water vapor.
True
False
22
What is
water vapor
?
A type of precipitation
An example of dew
Water that has become frozen
Water that has evaporated into a gas
23
After
condensation
the water droplets fall to the Earth in different forms of-
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
accumulation
24
The
Equator
is the imaginary line that runs across the middle of the Earth, dividing it into north and south
True
False
25
How many
climate zones
are there?
3
4
13
A few
26
Precipitation
that is made of layers of ice is called:
rain
snow
sleet
hail
27
The most common form of precipitation is...
rain
snow
sleet
hail
28
What is
sleet
?
Melted hail
Heavy rain
Snow
Frozen rain
29
What is
condensation
?
The change from a gas into a liquid
The change from a solid to a liquid
The change from a liquid to a solid
30
Where are the
tropics
located?
Between the poles and temperate zones
Between the equator and poles
Near the Equator
Near the poles
