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Weather and Water Cycle
Review Questions
Question 1
_______________ are used to measure
temperature or how hot or cold the air is.
Answer
Thermometers are used to measure
temperature or how hot or cold the air is.
Question 2
What happens in the water cycle during
condensation?
Answer
The gas cools and changes into tiny drops
of water. The drops form clouds.
Question 3
What tool measures the direction of the wind?
Answer
Wind vane
Question 4
What are rain gauges used for?
Answer
to measure rainfall
Question 5
What happens in the water cycle during
precipitation?
Answer
The water drops in the cloud join to
make bigger ones. The drops fall as
precipitation.
Question 7
People can wear a swimsuit and flip-flops
during what season?
Answer
summer
Question 8
What is happening in A?
B
C
A
D
Ocean
Answer
evaporation
Question 9
Name the four seasons. _________
__________ __________ _________
Answer
winter, spring, summer, fall
Question 10
Which two days are sunny, have no rainfall
and calm wind?
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
rain
clouds
wind
0 inches
sunny
calm
0 inches
sunny
calm
3 inches
cloudy
windy
1 inch
cloudy
windy
0 inches
partly
cloudy
calm
Answer
Day 1 and Day 2
Question 11
Water drops become heavy and fall to
Earth as __________ or ________.
Answer
rain or snow
Question 12
During the winter, what happens to some
plants?
Answer
When sunlight and cooler temperatures
cause plants to lose their leaves, the
plants stop growing and go through
dormancy.
Question 13
What is happening in B?
B
C
A
D
Ocean
Answer
condensation
Question 14
Name two types of precipitation.
Answer
rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Question 15
Which two days had the same temperature?
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
0
30
40
50
60
TEMPERATURE in °F
70
80
Answer
Which two days had the same temperature?
Friday and Tuesday
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
0
30
40
50
60
TEMPERATURE in °F
70
80
Question 16
What form of energy starts the water cycle?
Answer
heat energy from the Sun
Question 17
How would you normally dress for the winter?
Answer
Since the weather is colder in the winter,
you might wear a coat, hat, scarf, and
mittens.
Question 18
Water drops that come together form
________________.
Answer
clouds
Question 19
What happens when water evaporates and
moves into the air?
Answer
The gas cools and changes into tiny
drops of water.
The drops form the clouds.
Question 20
What happens during the condensation
stage of the water cycle?
Sun’s heat changes
water to water vapor.
?
EVAPORATION
CONDENSATION
Water drops join and
become heavy, then
fall as rain or snow.
Rain and melted
snow flow into
streams, lakes and
oceans.
PRECIPITATION
RUN-OFF
Answer
The gas cools and changes into tiny
drops of water.
Question 21
What was the temperature on Monday?
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
0
30
40
50
60
TEMPERATURE in °F
70
80
Answer
What was the temperature on Monday?
50°F
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
0
30
40
50
60
TEMPERATURE in °F
70
80
Question 22
What pattern do you see in this weather chart?
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
rain
clouds
wind
0 inches
sunny
calm
0 inches
sunny
calm
3 inches
cloudy
windy
1 inch
cloudy
windy
0 inches
partly
cloudy
calm
Answer
When it did not rain, the wind was calm. When
the sky was cloudy and windy there was rain.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
rain
clouds
wind
0 inches
sunny
calm
0 inches
sunny
calm
3 inches
cloudy
windy
1 inch
cloudy
windy
0 inches
partly
cloudy
calm
Question 23
What is happening in C?
B
C
A
Ocean
Answer
precipitation