WorksheetsWater Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is evaporation?
a)
water freezes
b)
water vapor meets cold air and changes back into a liquid
c)
water gets warm and changes from a liquid to water vapor
d)
plants take in water from the sun
2.
What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
3.
where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
electrical outlets
d)
the sun
4.
Where does most water evaporate ?
a)
oceans
b)
lakes
c)
puddles
d)
rivers
5.
what is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?
a)
condensation
b)
dehydration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
6.
what is the only thing in nature that can be a solid, liquid, or a gas?
a)
hellium
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
7.
What is run-off?
a)
the star at the center of the water cycle that provides the energy
b)
rain, snow, sleet, hail
c)
evaporation of water from plant leaves
d)
when rainwater travels down mountain and hills
8.
what is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
9.
what are the three main stages of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
b)
precipitation, transpiration, condensation
c)
evaporation, dehydration, precipitation
d)
evaporation, condensation, transpiration
10.
Where is water vapor found?
a)
in steam from hot water
b)
in the air
c)
by your water bottle
d)
all of the above
11.
plants lose water through their _______ and it evaporates
a)
roots
b)
leaves
c)
stems
d)
petals
12.
4 examples of precipitation are
a)
rain, snow, sleet, rainbows
b)
water, rain, snow, sleet
c)
rain, snow, hail, sleet
d)
rainbows, snow, hail, sleet
13.
when water gets warmed by the sun, it changes from a liquid into an invisible gas called?
a)
hydrogen
b)
water vapor
c)
evaporatation
d)
oxygen
14.
The process in which plans lose water through their leaves and evaporates is called
a)
transpiration
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
15.
This changes to water as it moves up in the air and then back down to Earth's surface
a)
precipitation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
water cycle
16.
What is accumulation?
a)
evaporation of water from plant leaves
b)
where rainwater gathers together on Earth, making puddles, ponds, and lakes
c)
the changing of water from a gas to a liquid
d)
rain, snow, sleet, hail
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