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WorksheetsWater Cycle Test
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
electrical outlets
d)
the sun
2.
What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?
a)
Condensation
b)
hibernation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipiation
3.
True or False: condensation is part of the water cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is evaporation?
a)
Water freezes
b)
Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into a liquid
c)
Water gets warm and changes from liquid water to water
d)
Plants take in water from soil
5.
What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?
a)
dehyderation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
6.
What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid,liquid,or a gas?
a)
oxygen
b)
hydrogen
c)
water
d)
helium
7.
What are the drops of water that form on cool surfaces during the night called?
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
steam
d)
dew
8.
True or False: When a liquid changes to a gas it is called precipitation
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Evaporation,condensation,and precipitation are all parts of the __________.
a)
Cycle of seasons
b)
water cycle
c)
fog cycle
10.
When gas changes to a liquid it is called __________.
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
11.
True or False: Moisture that falls from the sky is called fog
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which is an example of condensation?
a)
12 inches of snow fall on December 12th
b)
On a hot day, water on the sidewalk quickly disappears
c)
During a hurricane, 3 inches of rain fall in an hour
d)
A layer of water appears on the outside of a cup of ice water soon after it was poured
13.
Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school.The next day the puddle is gone.What most likely happened to the puddle of water?
a)
It melted
b)
It condensed
c)
It precipitated
d)
It evaporated
14.
As time goes by,and water goes through the water cycle again and again,the amount of water on Earth__________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Goes up and down
15.
Snow and hail are example of_________.
a)
Runoff
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Water vapor
16.
The water that was around when many hundreds of years ago___________.
a)
Is gone,and has been for a long time
b)
Is about half way gone
c)
Is the same water we use today
d)
Would be really dirty if it were still around
17.
Once water makes it all the way through the water cycle,the water___________.
a)
Starts to cycle over again
b)
Has finished that cycle and moves onto a different cycle
c)
Disappears
d)
Stays in the stage at which it finished
18.
When water evaporates,it changes into a ___________.
a)
Solid
b)
Mixture
c)
Gas
d)
Solution
19.
Which of these is an example of liquid water?
a)
Frost
b)
Ice
c)
Rain
d)
Steam
20.
An ice cube placed in sunlight melts quickly.Which best explains this event?
a)
The sun is far away
b)
The sun makes heat
c)
The ice cube is a solid
d)
The ice cube looks clear
21.
The gas form of water
a)
Water vapor
b)
water cycle
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
22.
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid
a)
Precipiation
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation
23.
The constant movement of water from Earths surface to the atmosphere and back to Earths surface
a)
Water cycle
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Water vapor
24.
Water that falls from clouds to Earths surface
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Water Vapor
25.
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
a)
Condensation
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Water Vapor
d)
Evaporation
26.
On which type of day will the most pond water evaporate?
a)
Hot and sunny
b)
Cool and Rainy
c)
Hot and cloudy
d)
Cool and cloudy
27.
At which temperature does liquid water boil?
a)
0 F and 32 C
b)
32 F and 212 C
c)
100 C and 212 F
d)
32 F and 100 F
28.
Most of the water on Earth is found in __________.
a)
The ocean
b)
Rivers and streams
c)
Glaciers
d)
Underground
29.
Where is most of Earths fresh water that we use to drink found?
a)
the ocean
b)
rivers and streams
c)
glaciers
d)
underground
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