The Water Cycle Practice Questions

This is an extra credit assignment that is due on Monday 2/13/2006:

1. Water vapor that condenses on cool surfaces is:
a) Dew b) Rain c) Snow d)Sleet

2. Clouds are formed by:
a) cool air rising b) water vapor condensing c) lightning d) Snow

3. High, feathery white clouds made of tiny pieces of ice are called:
a) stratus b) cumulus c) cirrus d) nimbus

4. A puffy cloud that looks like cotton is called:
a) stratus b) cumulus c) cirrus d) nimbus

5. Water droplets that are too heavy to float make:
a) fog b) clouds c) rain d) dew

6. A cloud that forms just above the surface of the earth is called:
a) cumulus b) dew c) fog d) stratus

7. What clouds form in sheets or layers and spread out over the sky?
a) cumulus b) dew c) stratus d) nimbus

8. Moisture that falls to the ground is:
a) condensation b) evaporation c) precipitation d) clouds

9. Most of the earth's water is:
a) in the clouds b) in the ocean c) under the ground d) in holding tanks for us to use

10. Most of the water that evaporates on the earth comes from:
a) lakes b) ponds c) oceans d) creeks

11. Weather that is so dry that nothing can grow is called :
a) temperature b) cyclonic c) a drought d) a tornado

Please answer the questions and submit to me by Monday.
Mr. Fayad