1) What is the source of energy for the water cycle? a) ocean b) wind c) moon d) sun 2) How are global winds created? a) uneven heating of the land and sea b) the Coriolis Effect c) by spring and neap tides d) gravity from the moon 3) What state of matter is water vapor? a) solid b) liquid c) gas 4) An area of high pressure will most likely experience what type of weather? a) sunny with clear skies b) partly cloudy c) storms d) rain 5) Water moves on, above, or under the surface of Earth a) true b) false 6) Water is cycled when it changes from a liquid state to vapor. a) true b) false 7) The sun drives the cycle by increasing the temperature of Earth's bodies of water. a) true b) false 8) Gravity causes water to flow downward, creating groundwater. a) true b) false 9) What best explains why thunderstorms are likely to form on a hot day? a) warm, humid air rises quickly and then cools b) as air slowly rises it loses humidity and causes rain c) the air is usually calm and allows the clouds to form d) the air rises quickly and forms low level clouds 10) What does this image represent? a) heat transfer b) pollution c) water cycle d) resource management 11) What does a barometer measure? a) atmospheric pressure b) the direction of wind c) wind speed d) air and water temperature 12) What does a anemometer measure? a) atmospheric pressure b) the direction of wind c) wind speed d) air and water temperature 13) What does a thermometer measure? a) atmospheric pressure b) the direction of wind c) wind speed d) air and water temperature 14) What does a weather vane measure? a) atmospheric pressure b) the direction of wind c) wind speed d) air and water temperature 15) What is an example of condensation? a) mirror fogging up after a shower b) ice melting c) water flowing d) a pond that is solid 16) What is the draining away of water from the Earth's surface? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 17) What is condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, mist? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 18) What is water vapor turning into water? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 19) What occurs when the sun heats water in liquid form, and becomes vapor in the air? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 20) What is a form of water coming out of a cloud? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 21) What includes wetlands, lakes, ponds, rivers, and oceans? a) evaporation b) precipitatioin c) collection d) condensation e) runoff f) transpiration 22) What causes wind to blow? a) shock waves in clouds b) differences in temperature and pressure c) differences in longitude d) ocean currents 23) All weather is energy in motion. Where does energy come from? a) the water cycle b) the moon's gravity c) the sun's radiation d) heat from the Earth's core 24) What front is formed when a warm and cold air mass meet, but neither can move the other? a) warm fron b) cold front c) stationary front d) occluded front 25) What front is formed when a warm air mass overtakes a colder air mass? a) warm fron b) cold front c) stationary front d) occluded front 26) What front is formed when a fast moving cold air mass overtakes a slower, warm air mass? a) warm fron b) cold front c) stationary front d) occluded front 27) What front is formed when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses? a) warm fron b) cold front c) stationary front d) occluded front 28) Warm air a) is more dense and falls b) is less dense and falls c) is more dense and rises d) is less dense and rises 29) cold air is a) less dense and rises b) more dense and rises c) less dense and falls d) more dense and falls 30) Air always flows from a) high volume to low volume b) high density to low density c) low pressure to high pressure d) high pressure to low pressure 31) An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. What weather will prevail in Georgia? a) cool and dry b) warm and dry c) cool and humid d) warm and humid 32) Which global wind belt moves across the United States? a) polar easterlies b) prevailing westerlies c) trade winds d) horse latitudes e) equator winds 33) What are the main ingredients for a hurricane? a) fire, ice, and wind b) moist air, warm water, low wind shear c) volcanic magma and water d) warm front and occluded front e) tornado, warm front, ocean water f) cold ocean, low wind, dry air 34) What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time? a) climate b) elevation c) weather d) precipitation e) front f) storm

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