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Water cycle - Grade 9

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
4.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
5.

How much salt water covers the earth?

a)

55%

b)

65%

c)

97%

d)

85%

6.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
7.

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

a)

Codensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

8.
Water released from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
9.
Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?
a)
Ice Caps
b)
Lakes
c)
Groundwater
d)
Oceans
10.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
11.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
12.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Hydro cycle

d)

Carbon cycle

13.

Write the process involved in "WATER CYCLE" in order

(a)  

14.

Write a short note on WATER CYCLE

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