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The Water Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
2.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from a LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR (or Gas)?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
d)
CONDENSATION
3.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
4.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
5.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
6.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
7.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
8.
What does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
9.
What is the next stage after EVAPORATION in the water cycle?
a)
CONDENSTATION
b)
GROUNDWATER
c)
EVAPORATION
d)
PERCIPITATION
10.
What is A? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
11.
What is B? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
12.
What is C? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
13.
The Sun's heat causes which of these to happen in the water cycle?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
14.
The process of water vapor cooling and changing back into a liquid.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Run off
15.
This falls from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
run off