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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much salt water covers the earth?
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
d)
85%
2.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
3.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
4.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
5.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
6.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
ground water
7.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain
d)
only snow and rain
8.
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
9.
The sun's energy
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
10.
The land on earth covers approximately
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
11.
More evaporation occurs
a)
at night
b)
during the day
12.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
13.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
14.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
15.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
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