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WorksheetsThe Water Cycle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happens when water evaporates?
It changes from a liquid to a gas. (water to vapor)
It changes from a gas to a liquid (vapor to water)
What might happen if it rains in a polluted (trash, litter) area?
Pollution (trash) will keep the area from flooding.
Rain might carry pollution (trash) into rivers.
What powers (gives energy to) the water cycle?
wind
the Sun
What happens when there is more water than the air can hold?
The water falls to the ground as precipitation (rain).
The water turns into vapor and rises up into the sky.
Where is most of the Earth's water?
Under the ground.
In the oceans.
Which of these is a form of precipitation?
wind
rain
What happens when water vapor (gas), condenses in the sky?
Clouds are formed from the water droplets.
The sun shines brighter.
What happens during the collection phase of the water cycle?
Water falls as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet or hail).
Water collects in oceans, lakes and streams.
What happens when water heats up?
precipitation
evaporation
What happens when water vapor cools off?
condensation
evaporation
