2nd Six Weeks – Week 1 Assessment: The Water Cycle

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

• Wind

• Rivers

• Soil

• Sun

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At which point is salt water being evaporated?

• A. A

• B. B

• C. C

• D. D

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This picture shows the water cycle. Which of the processes is driven by the Sun’s heat?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What part of the model demonstrates the ocean?

• Lamp shining on bottle.

• Tiny droplets forming at top of bottle.

• Drops running down the side of bottle.

• Water sitting in the bottom of bottle.

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

• Rotating on its axis

• Giving off light for plants

• Keeping the Earth in orbit

• Providing heat for evaporation

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Most evaporation in the water cycle happens from oceans. This is because oceans

• A. expose the most water to the Sun’s energy

• B. contain water with salt dissolved in it

• C. have currents that constantly mix them

• D. reach the poles where sheets of ice form

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Water on Earth moves through the water cycle because of energy that comes from the

• Earth’s core

• Sun’s heat

• Moon’s gravity

• Wind movement

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Students created a model of the water cycle by heating a beaker of water on a hot plate and allowing water to condense on the bottom of the metal pan filled with ice cubes. Which part of their model is doing the same job as the Sun?

• Beaker of water

• Ice cubes

• Metal pan

• Hot plate

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Due to the Sun’s energy, what change occurs at Point B in the water cycle?

• A. A gas changes to a liquid

• B. A liquid changes to a gas

• C. A solid changes to a liquid

• D. A gas changes to a solid

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Where did most evaporation occur?

• Sunny window sill

• Outside in shade

• Outside in direct sunlight

• In a closet with no light

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