Air, Water and Weather Worksheet-3

Air, Water and Weather Worksheet-3

Multiple-Choice Question:

1. A tornado is also known as:

A. a Hurricane B. a Twister       C. a Flood

2. There are ____ steps of the water cycle.

A. two                 B. three              C. four

3. A severe tropical weather system that is caused by warm water and cold air systems is called a:

A. Flood             B. Tornado        C. Hurricane

4. The word "cloud" is derived from a Middle English word 'clud'. What did the word 'clud' originally mean?

A. A mass of rock                         B. A mass of white

C. A mass of water   

5. What word means the change of state from liquid to a gas?

A. evaporation                               B. condensation  

C. sublimation

6. How do droplets become heavy enough so that the droplets fall as rain or snow?

A. The droplets gain mass from condensation within the clouds.

B. The hotter air allows the droplets to solidify and fall from the clouds.

C. The droplets bump together and form larger droplets.

7. Rain is an example of:

A. Condensation                           B. Evaporation

C. Precipitation

8. In which of the following way is heat produced?

A. Precipitation                             B. Burning

C. Condensation

9. Change of state from a solid to liquid is termed as:

A. Melting                                      B. Condensation

C. Evaporation

10. Change of state from a liquid to solid is termed as:

A. Freezing        B. Melting         C. Condensation

Answer Key:

1. b
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. a