5th Grade Water Cycle
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- Q1What provides energy for the water cycle?ElectricityA heat lampThe sunThe ocean45s
- Q2What is water vapor that has turned into liquid water or ice and fallen to Earth's surface?EvaporationSurface RunoffPrecipitationCondensation45s
- Q3Why is the water cycle a cyclic pattern?The water cycle is a continuous process.Water changes its form during the process.The water cycle is a long process.Water is used in each step.60s
- Q4Which is an example of condensation?A pot of boiling water causing steam to rise.An ice cube melting.A beaker of room temperature water sitting on a table.Water droplets forming on the outside of a glass.60s
- Q5As water vapor rises into the atmosphere the temperature decreases. What effects does this have on the water vapor?CondensationPrecipitationEvaporationVaporization60s
- Q6What happens in order for water vapor to become liquid water or ice?BoilingTemperature staying the sameWarmingCooling60s
- Q7You are making a model to see why raindrops form. You place warm water in a jar and cover it with plastic wrap. What would be the next step in the model in order to see raindrops form on the wrap?Add an ice cube on top of the plastic wrap.Put a cloth over the jar.Heat the water in the jar to a higher temperature.Add more water to the jar.120s
- Q8What does a barometer measure?HumidityCloud coverAir pressureTemperature45s
- Q9What is precipitation?Water vapor cooling and becoming clouds.Water vapor heating and rising.Liquid or solid water being held in the air.Liquid or solid water falling from the air.120s
- Q10What are the conditions in a polar climate?Cool, snowy, and foggyCool and snowyCold and rainyCold, snowy, and dry120s
- Q11Which tool measures precipitation?HygrometerWeather vaneBarometerRain guage45s
- Q12What are the characteristics of a temperate climate?Moderate temperature and a range of precipitationCold temperature and high precipitationHot temperature and a range of precipitationModerate temperatures and low precipitation120s
- Q13What does a change in air pressure indicate?Movement of the EarthMovement of ocean currentsChange in the weatherChange in season45s
- Q14What is used to determine climate?Fossil recordsRock cycleStorms in the past 10 yearsAverage weather over time45s
- Q15What type of climate has cold or hot temperatures, very low humidity, and little or no precipitation?MarineMountainTropicalDry45s