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The water cycle

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement is an example of precipitation?

a)

Water from a river enters the ocean.

b)

Water in a puddle soaks into the ground.

c)

Water from a cloud falls to the ground.

d)

Water in a cup is heated and enters the air.

2.

What is the main cause of water evaporating from the ocean?

a)

Wind and wave action along the shore.

b)

Heat energy from the ocean floor.

c)

Currents in the ocean.

d)

Heat energy from the sun.

3.

Clouds form during this process of the water cycle.

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

4.

Which combination of processes from the water cycle is the most likely to cause flooding?

a)

Low runoff, low evaporation, high transpiration

b)

Low runoff, high infiltration, high condensation

c)

High runoff, low evaporation, low precipitation

d)

High runoff, low infiltration, high precipitation

5.

What phase change happens during evaporation like in the ocean?

a)

Water changes from a gas to a solid.

b)

Water changes from a liquid to a gas.

c)

Water changes from a liquid to a solid.

d)

Water changes from a solid to a liquid.

6.

What process does number 10 show?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

7.

What process does number 11 show?

a)

Run-off

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

8.

What process does number 13 show?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

9.

What process does number 14 show?

a)

Run-off

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

10.

What process does number 12 show?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

11.

What layer of the atmosphere contains the Northern Lights?

a)

Ionosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere