WorksheetsWater Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The water cycle has no start or end.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
In which layer does the weather occur?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
3.
The main source of energy that powers the water cycle is _?_.
a)
the release of heat from the breakdown of nuclear elements in the Earth's crust
b)
heat from the Sun
c)
heat from the Earth's core
d)
heat stored in greenhouse gases
4.
A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
5.
A state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
Bose-Einstein condensate
6.
Which of the following processes occurs when water vapor changes into a liquid?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
infiltration
7.
Which of the following terms identifies the phase change from a liquid to gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
8.
The flow of water from rain, snow melt, or other sources over land is known as _?_.
a)
runoff
b)
infiltration
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
infiltration
d)
transpiration
10.
What is it called when water soaks into the ground?
a)
precipitation
b)
infiltration
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
11.
Which phase change does this image show?
a)
transpiration
b)
melting
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
12.
Which two phases changes add energy?
a)
freezing, melting
b)
condensation, evaporation
c)
freezing, condensation
d)
melting, evaporation
13.
Which process of the water cycle does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
14.
Which process of the water cycle does #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
15.
Which process of the water cycle does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
16.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
17.
According to a 2016 study, what percentage of domestic water use goes into flushing toilets?
a)
17%
b)
24%
c)
20%
d)
19%
18.
A layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through.
a)
ground water
b)
aquifer
c)
subsidence
d)
point source
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