Science Review: Test Chapter 5

1.       Snow, rain, and hail are kinds of __________. (Precipitation)

2.      The hot sun can make water ___________. (evaporate)

3.      Wind breaking down rock is called _________. (erosion)

4.      When plates in the Earth's crust move, it can cause an ____________. (earthquake)

5.      A mountain made of cooled lava is a ___________. (volcano)

6.      The quick movement of soil down a hill is a __________. (Landslide)

7.      When water vapor changes to a liquid, it __________. (condenses)

8.      Bubbles from boiling water go into the air as _________. (water vapor)

  You will have to draw a line from the weather picture to its name.  Example:  Tornado (funnel cloud); Volcano (mountain with smoke rising); Hurricane (strong winds)

  9.     What causes a drought? (not enough rain)

10.    What can both tornadoes and earthquakes cause? (landslides)

11.    What is lava? (melted rock that hardens when it cools)

12.    What do you call water that evaporates into the air? (water vapor)

13.    What is the first step in the water cycle? (Heat from the Sun evaporates water.)

14.    What helps prevent erosion of soil? (plants)

15.    What can cause erosion of a sandy beach? (ocean waves)

Complete each step in the water cycle.

16.    Heat from the Sun evaporates ________. (water)

17.    Water vapor _______. (rises) It cools and condenses into tiny drops of water.

18.    The drops of water form ________. (clouds)

19.    When the drops of water get big enough, they fall to the ground as _________. (precipitaion)

20.          Water returns to the lakes and _______. (oceans) The cycle begins again.