Search Header Logo
  1. Resource Library
  2. Science
  3. Earth & Space Science
  4. Water Cycle
  5. Water Cycle Quiz

Water Cycle Quiz

Authored by Daniela De Sousa Arocha

Science

3rd Grade

NGSS covered

Used 20+ times

Water Cycle Quiz
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

16 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why is it called a water cycle?

Because it involves cycling water through different states

Because it is a circular path that water follows

Because it never ends and is constantly recycled

Because it only happens once a year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What happens to water when it evaporates?

It turns into a solid

It remains the same

It turns into water vapor and goes up into the air

It falls back to Earth as precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is condensation in the water cycle?

When water vapor turns back into a liquid forming clouds.

When water falls as precipitation

When water evaporates from the Earth's surface

When water is consumed by animals and plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What causes water to fall back to Earth as precipitation?

When the clouds get heavy with a lot of water

When the sun heats up the water

When water vapor remains in the air

When water evaporates from the land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the process of water falling from the sky called?

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

condensation
precipitation
evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What are the four forms of Precipitation?

​ ​

snow
sleet
rain
hail
dirt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?