Vocabulary Test 9

1. Vocabulary Test 9 Weather, Climate, Landforms.

2. 1. On Tuesday, it was warm and rainy in Spring, Texas. This is an example of Aweather, because it tells about the usual conditions in an area. B climate, because it tells about the usual conditions in an area. Cweather, because it tells about the conditions at a specific time and place. Dclimate, because it tells about the conditions at a specific time and place

3. 2. Which of these best describes climate, rather than weather? Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area. The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front. Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades. The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.

4. 3. A river delta is found at the base of a mountain where the river meets the ocean. Which process is responsible for the formation of the delta? Building up by deposition caused by water. Carving out by erosion caused by water. Building up by deposition caused by wind. Carving out by erosion caused by wind.

5. 4. Houston, Texas is usually warm and humid. This is an example of : Aweather, because it tells about the usual conditions in an area. B climate, because it tells about the usual conditions in an area. Cweather, because it tells about the conditions at a specific time and place. Dclimate, because it tells about the conditions at a specific time and place

6. 5. Steam rising out of the pot of boiling water happens for the same reason as - • hot air sinking and cool air rising; causing wind. • hot air rising and cool air rising; causing wind • hot air rising and cool air sinking; causing wind • hot air sinking and cool air sinking; causing wind.

7. 6. When water vapor in the air cools off, it becomes a cloud. This process is called - • evaporation • precipitation • transpiration • condensation

8. 7. Which words belong in the blank? ? Erosion / deposition by ice (glacier) Weathering / erosion by ice (glacier) Erosion / deposition by water (river) Weathering / erosion by water (ocean)

9. 8. Which two landforms are most similar? • Deltas and Buttes • Valleys and Canyons • Dunes and Arches • Mountains and Valleys

10. 9. What is the reason that the number of fish in the fish tank appears to be different when you look at it from different angles? • Light is reflected off the fish. • The fish tank is transparent. • The fish are having babies. • Light is refracted through the water.

11. 10. Which of the following is a list of landforms? • Oceans, ponds, rivers • Beaver dams, burrows, nests. • Deltas, canyons, dunes • Reflection, refraction, rotation