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The Water Cycle

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

snow

b)

air

c)

clouds

d)

evaporation

2.

What makes runoff important?

a)

It helps with the collection of water as it returns water to places on Earth.

b)

It increases the chance of flooding.

c)

It makes evaporation occur faster.

d)

It increases the amount of condensation that occurs.

3.

Rain, snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

erosion

d)

precipitation

4.

What immediately happens after evaporation takes place in the water cycle?

a)

Water evaporates into and turns into water vapor

b)

Water vapor condenses and forms clouds.

c)

Precipitation falls to the ground as either rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

d)

Erosion takes place.

5.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor that is then evaporated?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

6.

There are three states of matter. They are solid, liquid, and _______________.

a)

convection current

b)

erosion

c)

condensation

d)

gas

7.

The ____________________________ is the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air as it changes from liquid to gas and solid to liquid.

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

ocean current

8.

What are the three states of water?

a)

solid ice, liquid hydrogen, and water vapor

b)

solid rock, liquid water, and water vapor

c)

solid ice, liquid water, and water vapor

d)

solid ice, liquid water, and condensation

9.

When water turns into a gas, the gas is called _______________________.

a)

transpiration

b)

water vapor

c)

collection

d)

evaporation

10.

Evaporation is the process of a _______________________ turning into a gas.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

cloud

11.

The more sunlight and exposure to the air there is, the ____________________ water will evaporate.

a)

slower

b)

quicker

c)

less

d)

harder

12.

What is the definition of condensation?

a)

the process of water vapor, a gas, changing to liquid water

b)

the leaves of plants releasing water vapor into the air through their leaves

c)

the process of a liquid turning into a gas

d)

the process by which the surface of Earth gets worn down

13.

When precipitation falls it either sinks into the soil and becomes groundwater or it ______________________________.

a)

becomes runoff

b)

evaporates immediately

c)

condenses and forms clouds

d)

very quickly turns from a liquid to a solid

14.

What process is missing from the water cycle? Evaporation, ________________________, precipitation and collection.

a)

erosion

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

convection

15.

Clouds are made up of what?

a)

tiny droplets of liquid water or ice

b)

only ice

c)

only water

d)

moving air

16.

There are primarily _________ different types of clouds.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

17.

The different types of cloud types are: cirrus, __________________, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.

a)

fog

b)

climate

c)

stratus

d)

vapor

18.

A convection current is a continuous loop of moving _________ or _________ that transfers energy.

a)

air, liquid

b)

liquid, solid

c)

air, precipitation

d)

solid ,gas

19.

_______________________ is the process by which the surface of the Earth gets worn down.

a)

Collection

b)

Erosion

c)

Transpiration

d)

Condensation

20.

__________________ is clouds that form near or low to the ground.

a)

Humidity

b)

Condensation

c)

Fog

d)

Evaporation

21.

Humidity is the amount of ________________ in the air at any given time and place.

a)

water vapor

b)

liquid water

c)

solid ice

d)

precipitation

22.

Water freezes at what temperature?

a)

12 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

22 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

32 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

212 degrees Fahrenheit

23.

At what temperature does water boil?

a)

32 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

212 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

252 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

312 degrees Fahrenheit

24.

Land usually heats up a lot faster and reaches higher _______________________ than water does.

a)

temperatures

b)

convection currents

c)

humidity

d)

ice crystals

25.

What is climate?

a)

The amount of water vapor in the air at any moment.

b)

The weather conditions of a place over a long period of time.

c)

A moving stream of water in the ocean.

d)

The weather conditions of a place right now.

26.

What do ocean currents do?

a)

Move only cold water around the planet.

b)

Evaporate before having any impact on the Earth.

c)

They help even out Earth's temperatures.

d)

Move only warm water around Earth's five oceans.

27.

What is the main energy source for the water cycle?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

oceans

d)

clouds

28.

What exactly is liquid water doing when it changes to water vapor?

a)

It is evaporating.

b)

It is condensing.

c)

It is transpiring.

d)

It is freezing.

29.

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from a puddle?

a)

sunny and hot

b)

sunny and cold

c)

rainy and hot

d)

rainy and cold

30.

In which state can water be found on Earth?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

it can be found in three states: solid, liquid, and gas

31.

How does the sun drive the water cycle?

a)

It helps keep the air humid.

b)

It provides food for plants.

c)

It lights the planet.

d)

It provides heat for evaporation to take place.

32.

The evaporation of water comes mostly from what source?

a)

oceans

b)

lakes

c)

streams

d)

rivers

33.

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

a)

sunlight shining onto a mountain

b)

hail falling from the sky and onto a car

c)

wind pushing away cumulus clouds

d)

a wave crashing onto a rock and breaking it apart

34.

What is the biggest cause of erosion on planet Earth?

a)

wind

b)

ice

c)

glaciers

d)

moving water

35.

Sometimes when clouds form they release __________________________, which then falls to the ground.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

erosion

d)

evaporation

36.

In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?

a)

water vapor

b)

water droplets

c)

clouds

d)

salt water

37.

Which term best describes a change of state from a liquid to a gas caused by the sun's energy?

a)

evaporation

b)

erosion

c)

collection

d)

precipitation

38.

The process in which some water within plants evaporates into the atmosphere is known as _________________________.

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

39.

In the water cycle, which of the following does the sun provide?

a)

Energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams

b)

Water for evaporation to take place.

c)

Clouds for precipitation to take place.

d)

Water for condensation to take place.

40.

The water cycle has _________________________.

a)

both a beginning and an end

b)

no beginning and no end

c)

only a beginning

d)

only an end

41.

During what part of the water cycle does water vapor turn into liquid water droplets?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

collection

42.

What process of the water cycle is happening in step A?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

water vapor

43.

What process of the water cycle is happening in step B?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

erosion

44.

What process of the water cycle is happening in step C?

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

water vapor

45.

What process of the water cycle is happening in step D?

a)

transpiration

b)

collection

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

46.

What process of the water cycle is happening in step E?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

runoff

47.

What approximate percentage of planet Earth is covered by water?

a)

97%

b)

70%

c)

3%

d)

25%

48.

Roughly, what percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh water?

a)

97%

b)

70%

c)

10%

d)

3%

49.

Approximately, what percentage of all of the water on is salt water?

a)

70%

b)

3%

c)

60%

d)

97%

50.

Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to erosion?

a)

moving water

b)

blowing wind

c)

ice

d)

sunlight