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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
4.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
5.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
6.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle?
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
7.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
8.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
sleet
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
9.
The water cycle has no start and no end.
a)
True
b)
false
10.
Water moves directly from a lake to the air by which of the following processes?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Sedimentation
11.
Which of the following describes water changing from liquid to solid?
a)
ice forming on a lake
ice forming on a lake
b)
dew forming on grass
dew forming on grass
c)
snow melting into a puddle
d)
water evaporating from a pond
12.
The map shows the location of South Carolina. South Carolina is humid during the summer months. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the humid conditions?
a)
runoff from inland mountains
b)
flooding from rivers and streams
flooding from rivers and streams
c)
groundwater bubbling to the surface
d)
evaporation from the surface of the ocean
13.
The diagram above shows four stages of the water cycle.Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?
a)
Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
b)
Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.
c)
Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.
d)
Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.
14.
During most of the year, the air over
Boston, Massachusetts, contains a high
amount of moisture. Which of the
following best explains why there is a
high amount of moisture in the air?
Boston, Massachusetts, contains a high
amount of moisture. Which of the
following best explains why there is a
high amount of moisture in the air?
a)
Boston is close to an ocean.
b)
Boston is at a low elevation. (Not high in the mountains)
c)
Boston is near many mountains.
d)
Boston is far north of the equator.
Boston is far north of the equator.
15.
An area received six inches of snow during the winter. Before the snow can continue through the water cycle as groundwater or runoff, it must first
a)
condense
b)
evaporate
c)
freeze
d)
melt
16.
Most of Earth's water is found
a)
underground
b)
in lakes
c)
in oceans
d)
in rivers
17.
Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________.
a)
Leaves
b)
Roots
c)
Stem
18.
Transpiration requires _________.
a)
Cold
b)
Mild Climate
c)
Heat
19.
When water flows back into the ocean it is called
a)
condensation
b)
runoff
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
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