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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 51mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
2.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
3.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
4.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
5.
What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
6.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
7.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
8.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
9.
During the wintertime what precipitation do we often see? Why?
a)
Snow, the air is cold
b)
Rain, the air is warm
10.
During the summertime what precipitation do we often see? Why?
a)
Snow, the air is cold
b)
Rain, the air is warm
11.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
12.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
13.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
14.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
15.
What is A?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
16.
What is B?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
17.
What is C?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
18.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
19.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
20.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
21.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
22.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
23.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
24.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
25.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
26.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
27.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
28.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
29.
Why do puddles on the street disappear after it rains?
a)
The heat from the sun has caused the water to evaporate
b)
The water is absorbed into the street.
c)
People splash in the puddles and the water gets on their clothes.
d)
The water condenses and becomes a cloud.
30.
Which is an example of condensation?
a)
Watering a plant
b)
A towel drying in the sun
c)
Water forming on the outside of a glass with a cold drink.
31.
What do rain, hail, sleet, and snow all have in common?
a)
They fall from the sky
b)
They come from clouds
c)
They are all forms of water
d)
All of the above
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