03 - SSA 6th Grade - The Water Cycle

03 - SSA 6th Grade - The Water Cycle

By Ms. Tariche

Multiple Choice

Which response best describes the water cycle?

• A cycle of water

• How water changes back and forth

• A process where water cycles between air, land, bodies of water, and living things

• Evaporation..

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The water cycle is also known as _________ cycle.

• nitrogen

• carbon

• hydrologic

• rock

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Stages of the Water Cycle:

Where water in liquid form turns to gas or water vapor

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Collection

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Stages of the Water Cycle:

Where cold temperatures in the atmosphere cause water vapor to condense back into liquid form

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Stages of the Water Cycle:

When surface water and runoff accumulates

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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Stages of the Water Cycle:

When water, snow, hail, sleet falls from the sky after condensing

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff

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Factors of the Water Cycle:

Rain, melted ice, or melted snow on the side of mountain cause ____________.

• Surface Runoff

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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Factors of the Water Cycle:

When water is changed from liquid to gas from living things like plants

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Ground Water

• Condensation

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Factors of the Water Cycle:

Water that seeps into the ground/soil

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Percolation

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Factors of the Water Cycle:

Water that collects underground

• Ground Water

• Surface runoff

• Lakes

• Ponds

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Forces that Drive the Water Cycle:

The main force that keeps the Water Cycle continuing

• Wind

• Gravity

• Radiant Energy

• "The Force"

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Forces that Drive the Water Cycle:

This force helps bring water to areas of collection/accumulation

• Radiant Energy

• "The Force"

• Wind

• Gravity

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

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When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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What comes after evaporation during the water cycle?
How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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How is transpiration important to the water cycle?

• It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.

• It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.

• It allows plants to absorb water through their roots which is then precipitated back into the atmosphere.

• It permits the diffusion of water from the surface to water tables deep underground which restores groundwater supplies.

Multiple Choice

In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

• Over the ocean

• Over the mountains

• Over the rainforest

• Over the desert

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As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

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How do transpiration and evaporation compare?

• During both processes, liquid water changes to water vapor.

• During both processes, water vapor changes to liquid water.

• During transpiration, liquid water changes to water vapor, and during evaporation, water vapor changes to liquid water.

• During transpiration, water vapor changes to liquid water, and during evaporation, liquid water changes to water vapor.

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The water cycle is shown in the diagram. What would most likely happen if all evaporation of water stopped?

• Runoff would increase.

• More clouds would form.

• No precipitation would fall.

• Moist air would be in the atmosphere.

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A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

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The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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This diagram shows four phases of the water cycle. Which phase of the water cycle is affected most directly by heat from the sun?

• phase L

• phase M

• phase N

• phase O

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Dew and frost are formed from water. How are dew and frost related?

• Dew forms what liquid water vaporizes, and frost forms when water condenses.

• Frost forms when liquid water vaporizes, and dew forms when water condenses.

• Frost forms at temperatures above freezing, and dew forms at temperatures below freezing.

• Dew forms at temperatures above freezing, and frost forms at temperatures below freezing.

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Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, X, and Y labeled. What is significant about the process labeled L?

• Condensation is the conversion of water vapor into water droplets.

• Precipitation is the release of liquid or frozen forms of water from the atmosphere.

• Evaporation is the conversation of surface water into water vapor to return to the atmosphere.

• Transpiration is the release of water vapor from plants back into the water cycle.

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Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, Y, and Y labeled. What do the arrows X and Y represent?

• Sea and land breezes along the coastline.

• Formation of dew as cold air sinks.

• Run-off of surface water and movement of ground water toward sea level.

• Tidal flooding and erosion of the river bank.

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A storm that produces very heavy precipitation passes over Columbia, South Carolina. If the rain falls on a surface that is not porous, what will most likely happen to the rain.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

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The flow chart represents the water cycle. What is the next phase in the water cycle as indicated by the question mark?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitaion

• Run-off

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On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Temperature

• Transpiration

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When a warm air mass and cold air mass come together, like a warm front and cold front, a typical outcome is rain.

What explains why rain forms in this situation?

• The cold air causes the moisture in the warm air to condense and precipitate as rain.

• The cold air is moving faster than the warm air, which causes rain.

• Because the cold air is denser, it causes rain.

• The two air masses neutralize each other, which results in clouds that produce rain.

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The sun’s energy influences climate in different ways. For example, the latitudes at the equator receive more intense energy from the sun and therefore have warmer temperatures.

How does the sun’s energy most directly influence precipitation in an area?

• The sun’s energy drives the water cycle, which determines precipitation.

• The sun’s energy creates surface currents in oceans that bring precipitation to different areas.

• The sun’s energy controls the amount of condensation and therefore precipitation.

• The sun’s energy powers the water cycle by causing runoff, which leads to precipitation.

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Each part of the water cycle contributes to the weather. Water continually moves through Earth’s systems, including the hydrosphere and atmosphere. What is the name of the process that occurs when molecules of water are heated by the sun?

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

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Energy and matter move throughout Earth’s spheres as interactions occur. Which part of the water cycle would be affected by a change in the biosphere, such as a forest fire?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Jasmine breathed against the window pane and noticed that her breath made a spot on it from the water vapor in her breath. Which stage of the water cycle does this show?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration