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Water Cycle

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Precipitation includes:

a)

rain, wind, air pressure, and temperature

b)

rain, snow, hail, and air

c)

rain, wind, sleet, and snow

d)

rain, snow, sleet, and hail

2.

The changing of a liquid to a gas is...

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

runoff

d)

evaporation

3.

The process in which a gas turns into a liquid is..

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

4.

What is the water cycle?

a)

the 3 forms of water

b)

the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

c)

when water melts

d)

when clouds form

5.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

precipitation

6.

Which is the opposite of condensation?

a)

runoff

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

7.

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

a)

Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud

b)

Water runs down into the hydrosphere

c)

Water evaporates into water vapor

d)

Water precipitates to the ground

8.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

9.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

the earth

b)

the moon

c)

water

d)

the sun

10.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

11.

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

solid

d)

warm

12.

When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.

a)

water vapor

b)

steam

c)

air

d)

clouds

13.

Which of these is notexample of precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

clouds

c)

sleet

d)

snow

14.

Does precipitation happen before or after condensation?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

d)

middle

15.

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

16.

Water that contains dissolved salts

a)

melted ice caps

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

17.

This is a picture of

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

fog

d)

hail

18.

How does water reach the atmosphere?

a)

transpiration, condensation, sublimation

b)

Evaporation, transpiration, sublimation

c)

sublimation,transpiration,groundwater

d)

Evaporation, transpiration, runoff

19.

What happen to twater in the atmosphere?

a)

Condensation, precipitation

b)

precipitation, sublimation

c)

runoff, evaporation

d)

groundwater, accumulation

20.

About 10% of the water in the atmosphere comes from_________

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

condensation

21.

About 90% of the water in the atmosphere come from the ____________

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

groundwater

22.

Deposits occur from ______

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to solid

c)

solid to gas

d)

gas to solid

23.

melts occur from ______.

a)

liquid to solid

b)

gas to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

gas to liquid

24.

Sublimates occur from ______

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

liquid to solid

d)

solid to gas

25.

Freezes occur from ______

a)

solid to liquid

b)

gas to solid

c)

liquid to solid

d)

liquid to gas