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WorksheetsThe Water Cycle
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Approximately what percent of Earth's water is fresh water?
a)
70%
b)
3%
c)
30%
d)
50%
2.
Water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail is known as .....
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
3.
All the water on Earth is...
a)
staying the same
b)
decreasing
c)
increasing
4.
What is water that fills the underground spaces in rocks layers and soil?
a)
rainwater
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
groundwater
5.
A river system is made up of a river and its ...
a)
tributaries
b)
runoff
c)
divides
6.
What are the streams and small rivers that feed into the main river called?
a)
runoff
b)
watersheds
c)
divides
d)
tributaries
7.
the water in lakes and ponds is ...
a)
moving
b)
still
c)
deep
8.
A lake that stores water for human use is a _______________
a)
reservoir
b)
tributary
c)
dam
d)
crater lake
9.
Water moves slowly through wetlands. Some waste is absorbed and settles in the wetland. Wetlands act as natural _________________.
a)
habitats
b)
filters
c)
tributaries
d)
marshes
10.
The Florida Everglades are best described as a ....
a)
reservoir
b)
bog
c)
swamp
d)
A fresh water marsh
11.
Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of the ...
a)
large supply of nutrients
b)
deep thick mud
c)
lack of insects
12.
How do wetlands help control flooding?
a)
The collect water behind dams
b)
The absorb runoff from heavy rains
c)
They filter impurities
13.
Materials that allow water to pass through them easily are considered to be ....
a)
impermeable
b)
saturated
c)
permeable
14.
People can obtain water by drilling a well ...
a)
above the water table
b)
into the unsaturated zone
c)
into an aquifer
15.
What is an aquifer?
a)
an underground layer of rock that holds water
b)
type of hotspring
c)
an irrigation system
16.
What is a well in which groundwater rises because of pressure?
a)
artesian well
b)
geyser
c)
hot spring
17.
The process of supplying water to areas of land for crops
a)
conservation
b)
irrigation
c)
filtering
d)
an aquifer
18.
When the demand for water is greater than the supply, it is called a
a)
shortage
b)
irrigation
c)
conservation
19.
What are the three major steps of the water cycle?
a)
condensation, irrigation, conservation
b)
precipitation, abrasion, transpiration
c)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
20.
A lake is different than a pond in that .....
a)
A pond dries up every summer
b)
Ponds provide water for human use
c)
In depth, ponds allow sunlight to reach the bottom
21.
Water travels through the leaves of plants in a process called transpiration. Which part of the water cycle does this contribute to?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
22.
What covers most of Earth's surface?
a)
Land
b)
Oceans
c)
Glaciers
23.
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere _____________________.
a)
condenses
b)
evaporates
c)
precipitates
24.
Water moves easily through _______________ materials.
a)
permeable
b)
impermeable
25.
A place where heated groundwater bubbles to the surface
a)
hot spring
b)
aquifer
c)
reservoir
26.
The step in the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
27.
The step in the water cycle in which water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
28.
The step of the water cycle in which water droplets clump together with particles of dust in the air
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
29.
______________________ separates one watershed from another.
a)
Reservoirs
b)
Tributaries
c)
Divides
d)
Lakes
30.
____________________ is when plants release water vapor through their leaves.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Perspiration
c)
Infiltration
d)
Transpiration
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