WorksheetsUnit 5 Water Cycle & Matter
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A student pours water into a cup and places the cup in a freezer. After many hours the water will change from
a)
solid to gas
b)
solid to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
liquid to gas
2.
A definite shape and a definite volume are properties of which state of matter
a)
solid only
b)
liquid only
c)
solid and liquid
d)
liquid and gas
3.
One property of liquids is that they have a definite
a)
flexibility
b)
temperature
c)
volume
d)
shape
4.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
5.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
6.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
7.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
8.
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
9.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
10.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
11.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
12.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
13.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
14.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
15.
Precipitation occurs because
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
16.
97% of the Earth's water is located in....
a)
ground wat
b)
the ocean
c)
lakes, rivers, and streams
d)
glaciers
17.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
18.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
19.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
20.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
21.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
22.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
solid to liquid
23.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
24.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
25.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
26.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
27.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
28.
Molecules are closest together in a
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
29.
There has been a huge forest fire. Within a few weeks, the number of plants and animals living in the forest where the fire was will most likely...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
30.
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
31.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
32.
Which agents break down earth materials?
a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)
wind, water, and ice
33.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
34.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Awesome Science
35.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
A nice place to swim
36.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
Light shining onto a mountain.
b)
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.
c)
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
d)
All of the above.
37.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
38.
A change in the size, shape, or state of matter.
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
c)
chemical reaction
d)
electron change
39.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?
a)
crumpled paper
b)
pencil sharpening
c)
shrunken clothing
d)
sour milk
40.
When you break a cracker into pieces it is a
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Chemical Weathering
d)
Physical Weathering
41.
what is digestion?
a)
body function
b)
chemical change
c)
physical change
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