WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
2.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
3.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
4.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
5.
What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
6.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
7.
Where does condensation occur in the water cycle?
a)
clouds forming
b)
ocean water changing to water vapor
c)
water flowing down a river
d)
underground water soaking into soil
8.
How can water vapor in the air return to Earth?
a)
evaporates and blown by the wind
b)
evaporates and forms clouds
c)
condenses then precipitates
d)
sticks to any warm surface
9.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
10.
The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth. When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?
a)
accumulation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
11.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of flow in the water cycle?
a)
collection; condensation; evaporation; precipitation
b)
condensation; collection, evaporation; precipitation
c)
evaporation; condensation; collection; precipitation
d)
precipitation; collection; evaporation; condensation
12.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
13.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
14.
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
15.
What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?
a)
provide heat energy for evaporation
b)
provide heat energy for condensation
c)
dry out the soil for runoff to occur
d)
provide thermal energy for accumulation
16.
Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
a)
sleet
b)
hail
c)
snow
d)
all of the above
17.
What do we call water in its gas state?
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
ice
d)
water vapor
18.
What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
19.
Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor ________ into clouds.
a)
evaporates
b)
accumulates
c)
condenses
d)
freezes
20.
what is the main source of freshwater on earth
a)
ocean water
b)
well water
c)
pond water
d)
rainwater
21.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
22.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
sleet
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
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