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Water Cycle and Weather
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- 1.
What is evaporation?
(a) Liquid water turning into water vapour (gas)(b) Water vapour turning into liquid(c) Ice melting into water(d) Water soaking into soil
- 2.
What is condensation?
(a) Water vapour cooling and turning back into liquid water(b) Liquid water turning into ice(c) Water soaking into the ground(d) Ice turning directly into gas
- 3.
Clouds are formed by:
(a) Tiny water droplets that have condensed high in the atmosphere(b) Water vapour that is still warm(c) Smoke from factories(d) Ice crystals only
- 4.
In the water cycle, what causes water to evaporate from oceans and lakes?
(a) Heat energy from the sun(b) Wind only(c) Gravity(d) Moon's gravity
- 5.
Precipitation means:
(a) Water falling from clouds as rain, snow or hail(b) Water rising from the ground(c) Water flowing in rivers(d) Water soaking into soil
- 6.
The water cycle is important because it:
(a) Continuously recycles water and distributes freshwater across Earth(b) Creates new water on Earth(c) Cleans all water automatically(d) Controls the seasons
- 7.
What instrument measures rainfall?
(a) Rain gauge(b) Thermometer(c) Barometer(d) Anemometer
- 8.
An anemometer measures:
(a) Wind speed(b) Rainfall(c) Air pressure(d) Temperature
- 9.
Why does Singapore experience rain throughout the year?
(a) It is near the equator where it is warm and humid all year(b) It is near the North Pole(c) It has many mountains(d) The sea surrounding it is cold
- 10.
Dew on grass in the morning is formed by:
(a) Water vapour in air condensing on cold grass surfaces overnight(b) Rain falling as very tiny droplets(c) Underground water seeping up(d) Frost melting
Answer key — P2 Science: Water Cycle and Weather
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- 1.(a) Liquid water turning into water vapour (gas)
- 2.(a) Water vapour cooling and turning back into liquid water
- 3.(a) Tiny water droplets that have condensed high in the atmosphere
- 4.(a) Heat energy from the sun
- 5.(a) Water falling from clouds as rain, snow or hail
- 6.(a) Continuously recycles water and distributes freshwater across Earth
- 7.(a) Rain gauge
- 8.(a) Wind speed
- 9.(a) It is near the equator where it is warm and humid all year
- 10.(a) Water vapour in air condensing on cold grass surfaces overnight
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