ES12B - Pre Quiz - Water and Precipitation

The Sun is the major heat source to change __________ into vapor on Earth.
1. soil
2. sand
3. water
4. rocks
We can predict the weather by knowing about the ______________in the sky today.
1. stars
2. sun
3. pollen
4. clouds
When water vapor changes into water it is known as
1. evaporation
2. condensation
3. melting
4. surface tension
When water vapor changes into ice it is known as
1. melting
2. condensation
3. evaporation
4. snow
When water changes into vapor it is known as
1. melting
2. evaporation
3. snow
4. condensation
When water changes into a solid it is known as
1. evaporation
2. freezing
3. melting
4. condensation
When solid water changes into a liquid it is known as
1. melting
2. evaporation
3. condensation
4. freezing
This is rain that freezes on the way to the ground.
1. melting
2. evaporation
3. sleet
4. condensation
This is rain that freezes when it hits the ground.
1. sleet
2. hail
3. freezing rain
4. snow
This is rain that freezes and is blown up into a cloud to get more layers of ice.
1. hail
2. freezing rain
3. sleet
4. snow
These clouds are thin and feathery – like a circus hat feather.
1. cumulus
2. stormoufic
3. stratus
4. cirrus
These clouds are layered – like a cake is layered.
1. stratus
2. stormoufic
3. cumulus
4. cirrus
These clouds are light and puffy – they bring good weather.
1. stormoufic
2. stratus
3. cirrus
4. cumulus
The amount of water in the air
1. weather gauge
2. psychrometer
3. humidity
4. snow gauge
Inside each piece of precipitation there is a tiny ___________ .
1. marble chip
2. rain gauge
3. spec of dust
4. atom of ozone

ES12B - Pre Quiz - Water and Precipitation

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