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WorksheetsThe Water Cycle Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water that flows or moves from one location to another on Earth.
a)
Running Water
b)
Condensation
c)
Atmosphere
d)
River
2.
A large body of water surrounded by land. Most of them are freshwater.
a)
Lake
b)
Water
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
3.
Water beneath the surface of the ground.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Earth
c)
Surface runoff
d)
Reservoire
4.
A large expanse of saltwater that covers 75% of Earth's surface.
a)
Ocean
b)
Transpiration
c)
Aquifer
d)
River
5.
The process of turning liquid water into vapor (gas).
a)
Evaporation
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Solar Radiation
d)
Clouds
6.
A large artificial lake used as a source of water supply. Made by humans.
a)
Reservoire
b)
Infiltration
c)
Glacier
d)
Condensation
7.
Freshwater that is stored in the form of snow and ice.
a)
Frozen Water
b)
Aquifer
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Snowmelt
8.
The flow of excess water on Earth’s surface due to too much meltwater or stormwater.
a)
Surface runoff
b)
Infiltration
c)
Water Cycle
d)
Glacier
9.
The cycle by which water circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land.
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Water
c)
River
d)
Solar Radiation
10.
The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
a)
Infiltration
b)
Groundwater
c)
Transpiration
d)
Evaporation
11.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall to the ground.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Water Cycle
12.
A molecule that contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.
a)
Water (H2O)
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Glacier
13.
The process in which vapor turns into liquid water.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Snowmelt
d)
Frozen Water
14.
A body of rock underneath the surface of Earth that contains water. (underground lake)
a)
Aquifer
b)
Glacier
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Cloud
15.
The blanket of gases that surround the Earth.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Solar Radiation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Groundwater
16.
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Respiration
c)
Oxygen
d)
Infiltration
17.
The melting of fallen snow into liquid water that flows on Earth’s surface.
a)
Snowmelt
b)
Water
c)
Infiltration
d)
Precipitation
18.
A slow-moving mass of ice formed from snow accumulation over hundreds to thousands of years.
a)
Glacier
b)
Groundwater
c)
Lake
d)
Ocean
19.
The energy emitted by the sun that provides energy to run the water cycle.
a)
Solar Radiation
b)
Sun
c)
Energy
d)
Transpiration
20.
A large natural stream of flowing water that leads to lakes, seas, oceans, and other bodies of water.
a)
River
b)
Lake
c)
Ocean
d)
Aquifer
21.
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
a)
Cloud
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
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