NAT REVIEWER 1. These are droplets and condensed water on bits of dust called? a. dew b. clouds snow d.

rain 2. What happens to heated air on land surfaces? a. It expands and rises. b. It gets cooled and sinks. c. It evaporates and suspended in the air. d. It condenses, then evaporates . 3. Precipitation is a process in which moisture in the atmosphere condenses and fall to the ground Which of the following is not an example of precipitation? a. rain b. fog c. sleet d. smog 4. Why is it cooler when there are more clouds in the sky? a. because is high up in the sky. b. because the sun does not shine on Earth. c. because the clouds block the heat of the sun. d. because clouds are of different shapes and colours 5. The passing wind causes the branches of trees to break? What is the wind speed? a. slow b. fast c. very fast d. moderate 6. Which temperature reading shows the warmest air? a. 35 degree Celsius b. 20 degree Celsius c. 25 degree Celsius d. 10 degree Celsius 7. There are layers of clouds that cover part of the sky. What kind of clouds are these? a. stratus clouds b. cirrus clouds c. cumulus clouds d. nimbus clouds 8. You are facing north. You observe that dried leaves are being blown toward the direction you are facing. Where is the wind coming from? a. south b. east c. north d. west 9. How does water evaporate when air is saturated? a. very slowly b. very fast c. slowly d. fast 10. You observed that droplets of water formed outside a glass of cold water. Where do these droplets come from? a. from water inside the glass b. from ice inside the glass. c. from ice in the air. d. from water vapor in the air 11. How are clouds formed? a. by the heating of air. b. by cooling of water vapor c. by cooling of water in the seas. d. by evaporation of water . 12. When does the earth receive more energy from the sun? a. when there is moisture in the air. b. when the sun is at the horizon c. when clouds reflect some radiant energy back into space. d. when earth absorbs the radiant energy coming from space

13. You observed that the clouds are low. Which of the following will you infer? a. There is much water vapor in the air b. There is very little water vapor in the air. c. Air moves upward in places near the sea. d. Rain will fall very soon. 14. Which of the following statements about air movement is true? a. Air moves form a high pressure area to a low pressure area. b. Air moves from a low pressure area to a high pressure area. c. Air moves upward in places near the sea. d. Air moves downward in places near mountain. 15. Farmers help prevent erosion through: a. contour farming b. terracing c. strip cropping d. all of the above. 16. Movement of air towards the water is called: a. sea breeze b. land breeze c. low pressure d. high pressure 17. Cloud formation near the ground. a. snow b. fog c. rain d. precipitation 18. It gives the clues to determine the weather. a. rain b. wind c. clouds d. thermometer 19 . Which of these agents of soil erosion leads to the formation of sand dunes? a. wind c. man b. flowing water d. other animals 20. On which place will more soil be eroded? a. on a flat land b. on a grass land c. on a slope of a hill d. on a top of a mountain 21. Soil erosion could be harmful. It washes away nutrients on topsoil and bares subsoil that has limited nutrients if not prevented. How do trees in the forests prevent soil erosion? a. Loggers cut down trees. b. The roots of the trees absorb much water. c. Soil holds the roots of the trees firmly. d. Trees get uprooted by flash floods. 22. What is the richest part of the soil called? a. topsoil b. subsoil c. rocky d. humus 23. How can soil erosion be prevented? a. replace cut down trees with a new ones b. plant trees on mountain sides c. plant crops and grass alternately in a row d. all of the above 24. Which sentence best describes erosion? a. Erosion breaks down rocks into smaller pieces. b. Erosion carries or transports small pieces of rocks and soil to other places. c. Erosion causes flash floods. d. Erosion causes plants to grow best in topsoil. 25. Which instrument do meteorologists use to measure air temperature? a. barometer b. rain gauge c. thermometer d. anemometer