Quiz about Water Cycle Test

Question 1

What provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur naturally in the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Wind

Answer

Rivers

Answer

Soil

Question 2

The Sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Providing heat for evaporation

Answer

Rotating on its axis

Answer

Giving off light for plants

Answer

Keeping the Earth in orbit

Question 3

Students built a model of the water cycle by putting water in the bottom of a plastic bottle and then shining a lamp on it. They observed tiny droplets appearing near the top of the bottle and larger drops sliding down the sides of the bottle.

What part of the model demonstrates the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Water sitting in the bottom of bottle.

Answer

Lamp shining on bottle.

Answer

Tiny droplets forming at top of bottle.

Answer

Drops running down the side of bottle.

Question 4

Which labeled part shows precipitation?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 5

Students are conducting an investigation using four bowls containing water and salt to represent the ocean.

Where did the most evaporation occur?

Accepted Answer

Outside in direct sunlight

Answer

Sunny window sill

Answer

Outside in shade

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In a closet with no light

Question 6

The pictures show a sidewalk at three different times on the same day. The changes were caused by the weather. Which table best describes the changes that most likely occurred between 6 am and noon? (4.8B)

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 7

The picture shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud? (5.8B)

Accepted Answer

Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing the water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

Answer

Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.

Answer

Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

Answer

Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.

Question 8

This diagram shows of the stages in the water cycle. Which of these observations would most likely be seen at Stage N?

Accepted Answer

water flowing downhill

Answer

fog forming along a highway

Answer

the water level of a lake decreasing

Answer

dark clouds forming in the sky

Question 9

This diagram shows of the stages in the water cycle. Which of these observations would most likely be seen at Stage L?

Accepted Answer

clouds forming in the sky

Answer

water flowing downhill

Answer

fog forming along a highway

Answer

the water level of a lake decreasing

Question 10

This photograph shows a beach on a partly sunny day. Which of the following is an interaction between the sun and the ocean that results in clouds forming near the beach?

Accepted Answer

Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean.

Answer

Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean.

Answer

Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean.

Answer

Light from the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean.

Question 11

A student plans to make a chart that describes each process in the water cycle. Which sentence should the student use to describe the process of condensation?