WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another name for the water cycle?
a)
Hydrologic Cycle
b)
Precipitation Cycle
c)
H20 Dance
d)
No Other Name
2.
The process by which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere and land is known as the __________________.
a)
evolution
b)
water cycle
c)
rock cycle
d)
weather
3.
The water cycle involves which of the following steps?
a)
evaporation and transpiration
b)
condensation and preciptation
c)
runoff and infiltration
d)
all of the above
4.
This body of water holds 96.5% of the Earth's water.
a)
Ponds
b)
Lakes
c)
Rivers
d)
Oceans
5.
______________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas (such as water vapor).
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Sublimation
6.
This is necessary in order for evaporation to occur.
a)
Heat from human activity
b)
Heat from the sun
c)
The moon
d)
Trees
7.
Sublimation is the process of a solid changing into a gas without first melting into a liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
_________________ is a term used to describe the combined processes of transpiration and evaporation.
a)
Transportation
b)
Evaporation Transport
c)
Evapotranspiration
d)
None of the Above
9.
__________________ occurs when plants and trees release water into the atmosphere through their leaves.
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Transpiration
10.
Oceans, groundwater, ice/snow, and the atmosphere are all places within the water cycle where water is ________________.
a)
condensed
b)
dissolved
c)
stored
d)
made
11.
Transportation is the process that moves water through the ________________.
a)
ground
b)
rivers
c)
ocean
d)
atmosphere
12.
________________ is the process in which water vapor in the air is changed into a liquid. This process is known to form clouds and fog.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Sublimation
13.
Rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____________________.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transportation
14.
_______________ is the delivery system of atmospheric water to the Earth. Without this, water vapor would never be released from clouds.
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Sunshine
15.
_________________ is precipitation that did not evaporate or get absorbed into soil.
a)
Inflitration
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Runoff
16.
Where does runoff collect?
a)
rivers, lakes, ponds, and ocean
b)
bathtubs, sinks, and water heaters
c)
swimming pools
d)
fields, soil, and porous rocks
17.
_________________ is the process where water soaks into soil and porous rock.
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Infiltration
d)
Sublimation
18.
These two terms both describe where large amounts of water are stored in the ground.
a)
Groundwater and Sublimation
b)
Groundwater and Aquifer
c)
Aquifer and Water Tower
d)
Oceans and Runoof
19.
A ________________ is an area of land where all the water that falls in it and drains off of it ultimately goes to the same place.
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
river basin
d)
stream
20.
Ms. Schmidt's glass of iced tea has water droplets dripping down the outside of the cup. What is the likely cause?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Infiltration
c)
Condensation
d)
Sublimation
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