WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
4.
What is is called when water turns into a vapor?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
5.
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
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
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
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.
How much salt water covers the earth?
**think about where the salt water is**
**think about where the salt water is**
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
d)
85%
10.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
11.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
12.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
13.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
14.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
15.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
16.
Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
17.
The first step in the water cycle
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
there is no first step
18.
Clouds form through
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
infiltration
19.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
20.
The water cycle is also known as ..........
a)
Hypertonic Solution
b)
Hydrological Cycle
c)
Hyperlogical Cycle
d)
None of these
21.
After precipitation occurs, what can the water do?
a)
It will infiltrate the ground or runoff.
b)
It will freeze and melt.
c)
It will evaporate
d)
Nothing will happen to it.
22.
When water pools in large areas, it is know as
a)
Infiltration
b)
Accumulation
c)
Both of these
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