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Water Cycle for cool kids

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The change from a gas to a liquid

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Snow

2.

Water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth in any form such as rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Rain

3.

Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Runoff

d)

This one?

4.

The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Infiltration

c)

Condensation

d)

Runoff

5.

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Snow

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Water

6.

The change of state from a liquid to a gas.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Water

d)

Snow

7.

The scientific name for the water cycle.

a)

Hydrologic Cycle

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Water Cycle

d)

Cycle of Life

8.

The water that is beneath Earth's surface.

a)

Groundwater

b)

It's this one!

c)

Infiltration

d)

Runoff

9.

The evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants.

a)

Evapotranspiration

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

10.

It's just a water droplet :)

a)

Water Droplet

b)

Lake

c)

Rain

d)

River

11.

A type of heat energy from the sun that evaporates water.

a)

Radiation

b)

Sun power

c)

God power

d)

p o w e r

12.

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant.

a)

Infiltration

b)

Evatranspiration

c)

Inspiration

d)

Transpiration

13.

You look outside of your winder and you see water droplets forming together. This is an example of what?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condesation

c)

Rain

d)

Infiltration

14.

What is the energy source of the water cycle?

a)

Water

b)

The Sun

c)

Light

d)

Heat

15.

On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

16.

Does the water disappear when it's evaporated?

a)

Yes, because when the water evaporates, you can't see the water anymore, which means the water is gone.

b)

Sort of, because when the water evaporates, it turns into water vapor, which is very difficult to see. But it's still there.

c)

No, because the water is still there and you can still see it.

17.

Which sequence is correct?

a)

Condensation/Precipitation/Evaporation

b)

Runoff/Precipitation/Evaporation

c)

Transpiration/Runoff/Precipitation

18.

Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through the process of...

a)

Evapotranspiration

b)

Infiltration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

19.

4 ways water is released from the clouds.

a)

Rain/Snow/Hail/Sleet

b)

Rain/Dew/Hail/Snow

c)

Frost/Dew/Snow/Hail

20.

4 places where water is stored.

a)

Groundwater/Clouds/Rivers/Oceans

b)

Fog/Clouds/Puddle/Lake

c)

Dew/Puddle/Groundwater/Cloud

d)

Frost/Dew/Fog/River

21.

What is a watershed?

a)

Another name for groundwater stored in water bearing formations.

b)

Where water is stored for humans to use.

c)

Another name for a dam.

d)

An undeveloped part of the river.