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WorksheetsWater Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
4.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
5.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
6.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
7.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
8.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
9.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
10.
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
11.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
12.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
13.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
14.
What does groundwater do?
a)
It sends water to our buildings, houses, and water transplant places
b)
Goes to the sky
c)
Goes to the sun
d)
Provides rivers
15.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
16.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
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