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WATER CYCLE

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Collection

2.

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

a)

Clouds

b)

Air

c)

Snow

d)

Vapour

3.

Which best explains why runoff is important?

a)

It increases condensation

b)

It increases the chance of flooding

c)

It makes evaporation occur faster

d)

It returns water to other locations on Earth

4.

What is it called when water is formed from a liquid to a water vapor?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Condensation

5.

What comes after evaporation during the water cycle?

How does this occur?

a)

Water evaporates into water vapor

b)

Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud

c)

Water precipitates to the ground

d)

Water runs down into the atmosphere

6.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

7.

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run off

8.

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run off

9.

Which stage does the #4 show in the diagram?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run off

10.

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Run off

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

11.

This is a picture of ...

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

fog

d)

hail

12.

What is precipitation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

c)

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

d)

The part of water cycle when rain water runs off the ground as ground water that plants and animals use to drink. Water flows over the soil and collect in the rivers, lakes or the seas.

13.

What is condensation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

c)

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

d)

The part of water cycle when rain water runs off the ground as ground water that plants and animals use to drink. Water flows over the soil and collect in the rivers, lakes or the seas.

14.

What is collection?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

c)

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

d)

The part of water cycle when rain water runs off the ground as ground water that plants and animals use to drink. Water flows over the soil and collect in the rivers, lakes or the seas.

15.

The following human activities can affect the water cycle, except ….

a)

deforestation

b)

burning of fossil fuel

c)

reuse, reduce, recycle

d)

burning the forest

16.

The importance of water cycle, except ...

a)

refresh the water

b)

take off the water

c)

purify the air

d)

cool the air

17.

The increase in the earth's temperature is known as (a)   .

18.

Harmful gases coming from refineries and factories mix with water in the air and fall back to the earth as (a)   .