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WorksheetsWater Cycle Quiz 2020
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the MAIN process by which water moves from land to the atmosphere?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
What happens when water vapor cools? Choose ALL that apply.
It becomes liquid water.
It stays the same.
Energy transfers.
Clouds form.
The energy that transfers out of an air parcel to form clouds originally comes from:
people
the sun
electricity
Notice the clouds of different sizes in the photos below. In which photo do you think the most cooling and energy transfer occurred to form the clouds?
A
B
C
On Day 1 and Day 2, the air parcel above Anzac started with the same amount of water vapor in it. It only rained at the end of Day 2. What could have been different on Day 2 to cause rainfall?
The air parcel gained energy on Day 2.
The air parcel lost energy on Day 2.
The air parcel did not gain or lose energy.
Air Parcel 1 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 2 is at the same temperature as the surrounding air. Air Parcel 1 and Air Parcel 2 started with the same amount of water vapor in them. Which air parcel will have more precipitation and why?
Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.
Air Parcel 1 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
Air Parcel 1 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain. Air Parcel 2 is colder than Air Parcel 1, so more water vapor will fall as rain.
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets-
Condensation
Evaportation
Transpiration
Accumulation
How is transpiration important to the water cycle?
It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.
It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.
In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?
Over the ocean
Over the mountains
Over the rainforest
Over the desert
The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?
W
X
Y
Z
