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WorksheetsWhat I know about the Water Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Porous rock reservoirs of water are called:
a)
shales
b)
aquifers
c)
swamps
d)
wetlands
2.
Most of the earth's surface is covered with
a)
polar ice
b)
land
c)
fresh water
d)
salt water
3.
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
4.
After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?
a)
Ground Water
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Snow
5.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
6.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
7.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
8.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
11.
The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Transpiration
Meteorology
Meteorology
c)
Runoff
Climate
Climate
d)
Infiltration
12.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
13.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
14.
Where is most of the Earth’s freshwater located?
a)
in lakes
b)
in glaciers
c)
in oceans
d)
in rivers
15.
About 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater. Only about 40% of that freshwater is available for human use. Why is so much freshwater unavailable for human use?
a)
it's polluted
b)
it's salt water
c)
It's in aquifers
d)
it's frozen
16.
Limiting the amount of human waste and chemicals in run-off will decrease
a)
soil pollution
b)
sound pollution
c)
water pollution
d)
air pollution
17.
After precipitation is infiltrated, groundwater that travels into the saturated soil zone becomes part of
a)
the ocean
b)
surface runoff
c)
aquifers
d)
precipitation
18.
Once the sun's energy reaches the earth's atmosphere through radiation, it is circulated within the atmosphere and oceans through
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
translocation
19.
Water molecules are ____________ due to _________bonding. This property helps water molecules to stick to each other and allows for the movement of water from plant roots up to plant leaves.
a)
cohesive; ionic
b)
adhesive; hydrogen
c)
cohesive; hydrogen
d)
adhesive; covalent
20.
This unique property of water allows molecules to stick together
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
polarity
d)
indention
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