Cause and Effect - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The main cause of the water cycle is:

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

What happens when heat is added to ice?

• It melts into water

• It turns into vapor

• It remains as ice

• It becomes colder

What happens to water vapor when heat is taken away?

• It turns into ice.

• It turns into liquid water.

• It remains as water vapor.

• It turns into gas.

What are the two forms of precipitation mentioned in the passage?

• Rain and snow

• Hail and sleet

• Fog and dew

• Mist and drizzle

Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the term for the process where plants release water vapor into the air?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What happens to liquid water when it gains enough heat energy?

• It freezes into ice

• It evaporates into vapor

• It condenses into dew

• It remains as liquid