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The Water Cycle and States of Matter

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process in which water is heated up by the Sun and changed into a gas.

a)

gas

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

2.

In order for ice to melt and turn into a liquid, you must ___________ heat.

a)

decrease

b)

lessen

c)

increase

3.

Liquid water turns into a solid(ice) at _______ temperature.

a)

212 degrees F or 100 degrees C

b)

32 degrees F or 0 degrees C

c)

15 degrees F or 32 degrees C

4.

___________ occurs when the clouds become heavy with moisture that cannot be contained and fall.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

5.

Liquid water quickly turns into water vapor at this temperature.

a)

32 degrees F or 0 degrees C

b)

212 degrees F or 100 degrees C

c)

15 degrees F or 75 degrees C

6.

The 3 states of Matter are: _________, _________, and _____________.

a)

solid, ice, vapor

b)

solid, liquid, ice

c)

solid, liquid, gas

7.

__________ is when water vapor cools and turns into liquid water.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

8.

___________ is when liquid water turns into ice.

a)

Freezing

b)

Rain

c)

Vapor

9.

____________ is the constant movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation.

a)

The Water Cycle

b)

The Life Cycle

c)

The Plant Cycle

10.

________________ is the amount of heat energy in something.

a)

Cooling

b)

Heating

c)

Temperature

11.

A glacier is a __________________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

12.

A river is a ____________________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

13.

Steam is a _____________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

14.

A puddle is a ______________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

15.

Water vapor is ___________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

16.

Sleet is a _________________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

17.

What are the 4 types of precipitation?

a)

rain, sleet, snow, hail

b)

rain, snow, vapor, condensation

c)

vapor, ice, sleet, rain