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The Water Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water evaporates from the oceans, rivers, lakes and dams on Earth because of:

a)

The water cycle

b)

Condensation

c)

The sun's heat

d)

Global warming

2.

Rain, snow and hail are all examples of:

a)

Precipitation

b)

Perspiration

c)

Weather

d)

Persipitation

3.

What part of the water cycle does this picture represent?

a)

Condensation

b)

Clouds

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

4.

What change of state occurs when evaporation happens?

a)

Liquid to Gas

b)

Liquid to Solid

c)

Solid to Gas

d)

Gas to Liquid

5.

What is formed when condensation occurs in the atmosphere?

(a)  

6.

What word from the water cycle is shown in this picture?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Evapouration

c)

Condensation

d)

Rising

7.

Water droplets in clouds can freeze to form:

a)

Hail and snow

b)

Snow and ice

c)

Ice and hail

d)

Rain and sleet

8.

The change of state when condensation occurs is:

a)

Gas to liquid

b)

Gas to solid

c)

Liquid to gas

d)

Liquid to solid

9.

Plants give off _______________ from their _________________.

a)

water vapour; leaves

b)

water; leaves

c)

Carbon-dioxide; leaves

d)

Gas; roots

10.

Snow ends up filling rivers after which change of state?

a)

Liquid to solid

b)

Solid to liquid

c)

Melting

d)

Precipitation

11.

Water droplets (a)   to form hail stones.

12.

The water cycle is changing every year because of:

a)

Global warming

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

13.

What is shown in this picture? You may select as many as you like.

a)

Hail

b)

Snow

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

e)

Water returning to the Earth's surface

14.

Hail stones are an example of:

a)

Solidification

b)

Evaporation

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

A Gas

15.

In order for water vapour to condense, it first has to_________.

a)

cool down

b)

evaporate

c)

heat up

d)

rain

16.

The steam from a boiling kettle is an example of:

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

solidifying

d)

condensation

e)

heating

17.

Most water on Earth is found in the

(a)  

18.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Melting

b)

Solidifying

c)

Evaporation

d)

The water cycle

19.

Where does heat energy for all life on Earth come from?

(a)  

20.

The correct order for the water cycle is:

a)

evaporation --> condensation --> precipitation

b)

condensation --> evaporation --> precipitation

c)

precipitation --> condensation --> evaporation

d)

evaporation --> precipitation --> condensation