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Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 4 S4E3 b, c, and d
Monday
S4E3b.
1. Ariel sees a pot of water on the kitchen stove. The water is bubbling and steam is rising from
the pot. Which phrase best describes this water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
safe to touch
a very cold temperature
a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius
a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius
2. At which temperature does water become a solid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0 F
32 F
32 C
100 C
3. When you put water into your freezer to make ice, the temperature inside the freezer must
reach at least what temperature, in degrees Celsius?
a.
b.
c.
d.
-100
0
32
100
Tuesday
S4E3 c.
4. Clouds form as a result of which stage of the water cycle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
transpiration
5. Briana looks at the sky and notices gray, low clouds moving in to cover much of the sky.
Which kind of cloud is she observing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
thunderclouds
6. For visible clouds to form, water droplets need to cling to _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
dust
heat
ice
wind
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Wednesday
S4E3 c.
7. A special cloud called ______ is formed close to the ground when moisture condenses as air is
cooled from below.
a.
b.
c.
d.
dew
fog
nimbus
stratus
8. Clouds form when air is _____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
swirled by wind
heated by the sun
turned into ozone
transpired by plants
9.
Cloud type B, or a swelling cumulus cloud, grows tall when __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
warm air rises from the surface
ice crystals replace water drops
the air in the cloud cools quickly
warm air falls to the bottom of the cloud
Thursday
S4E3d
10. Which BEST explains precipitation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Water falls from clouds down to Earth.
Water vapor rises into the atmosphere.
Water cools quickly and turns into solid ice.
Water vapor cools and changes into a liquid.
11. Which term describes the formation of clouds in the atmosphere?
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration
e.
12. Which statement BEST explains the role of evaporation in the water cycle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Water cools quickly and turns into ice.
Water vapor rises into the atmosphere.
Water falls from clouds down to the Earth.
Water vapor cools and changes into a liquid.
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Substitute Questions/Short Response
1. How does water change from a solid to a liquid to a gas? At what two temperatures does
this happen? (Be sure to include Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures) S4E3b.
2. How does water change from a gas to a liquid to a solid? At what two temperatures does
this happen? (Be sure to include Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures) S4E3b.
3. How are clouds formed? S4E3c.
4. What are the main ingredients needed to make a cloud? S4E3c.
5. What is the difference between a cirrus and a stratus cloud? S4E3c.
6. What weather would you expect to occur if you saw a cumulus cloud? S4E3c.
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Answer Key
Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 3
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. B