WorksheetsThe Water Cycle
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much salt water covers the Earth?
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
2.
Water in the oceans that contain 3-4% salt
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
c)
rain water
3.
The removal of beach materials into the sea by waves, tides, or wind.
a)
beach erosion
b)
beach deposition
c)
beach compaction
4.
Moving ridges of water on the surface of the ocean caused by wind
a)
tides
b)
waves
c)
pools
5.
The changes to water when it cycles on the Earth.
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
6.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
7.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt.
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
fresh water
8.
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
9.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to Earth in different forms.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
10.
Water that evaporates from the ocean
a)
contains sand and salt
b)
contains salt
c)
does not contain salt
11.
Forms of precipitation are
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, snow, and hail
c)
only dew mists and rain
12.
Precipitation occurs because
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air.
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold.
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold.
13.
The sun's energy
a)
changes daily.
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation.
c)
directly causes evaporation.
14.
If water was heated in an experiment by a hot plate to model the water cycle, the hot plate represents
a)
the wind.
b)
the moon.
c)
the sun.
15.
The land on the Earth covers approximately
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
16.
More evaporation occurs
a)
at night time.
b)
during the day time.
17.
The ____________ is the driving force of the Earth's weather.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
18.
When water is evaporated from the surface of the ocean
a)
biofuel energy is used.
b)
mechanical energy causes it.
c)
solar energy is being observed.
19.
The water cycle has no start or end.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
As part of the water cycle, does salt water evaporate?
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
When plants give off drops of water, it is called
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
dew
22.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air, it is called
a)
precipitation.
b)
evaporation.
c)
condensation.
23.
Most of the Earth's water is found
a)
underground in aquifers.
b)
in rivers and lakes.
c)
in the oceans.
24.
The sun drives the water cycle by
a)
heating the ocean.
b)
rotating on its axis.
c)
giving light to plants.
25.
When water flows back into the ocean it is called
a)
run off.
b)
transpiration.
c)
precipitation.
26.
Heat is part of the water cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
When water turns into a gas.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
28.
The amount of water on the Earth grows by _____ each year.
a)
5%
b)
0%
c)
25%
29.
Most evaporation in the water cycle happens in oceans because
a)
they are the largest bodies of water.
b)
they contain salt.
c)
they have ice in them.
30.
Evaporation can only occur in salt water?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
When drops of water fall down from the sky
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
32.
Clouds contain water vapor.
a)
True
b)
False
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