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water cycle 5th grade

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

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1.

What are the 5 main steps of the water cycle in order?

a)

Step 1: Evaporation. The water cycle starts with evaporation. ... Step 2: Condensation. As water vaporizes into water vapor, it rises up in the atmosphere. ...

b)

Step 1: Evaporation. The water cycle starts with evaporation. ... Step 2: Condensation. As water vaporizes into water vapor, it rises up in the atmosphere. ... Step 3: Precipitation. ... Step 4: Transpiration. ... Step 5: Runoff.

c)

1.Sublimation. ... Step 2: Precipitation. ... Step 3: Transpiration. ... Step 4: Runoff. ... Step 5: Infiltration.

2.

what does condensation mean ?

a)

Condensation: The release of water from plant leaves

Plants put down roots into the soil to draw water and nutrients up into the stems and leaves. Some of this water is returned to the air by transpiration.

b)

Condensation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most precipitation falls as rain.

c)

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

3.

what does transpiration?

a)

Transpiration: The release of water from plant leaves

Plants put down roots into the soil to draw water and nutrients up into the stems and leaves. Some of this water is returned to the air by transpiration.

b)

Transpiration: This is when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams. Most will infiltrate (soak into) the ground and will collect as underground water.

4.

what does precipitation mean?

a)

Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most precipitation falls as rain.

b)

Precipitation is nothing more than water "running off" the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too (due to gravity). Runoff is an important component of the natural water cycle.

5.

The suns ____ rays = evaporation

a)

Ocean

b)

Heat

c)

Dog

d)

Runoff

6.

(a)   % of the earth’s surface is ocean, lakes, rivers

7.

What is runoff?

a)

Runoff : This is when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams. Most will infiltrate (soak into) the ground and will collect as underground water.

b)

Runoff is nothing more than water "running off" the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too (due to gravity). Runoff is an important component of the natural water cycle.

8.

what are two ways to conserve water?

a)

Take 5-minute showers instead of baths. A full bathtub requires up to 70 gallons of water.

b)

take shorter showers and When washing your hands, turn the water off while you lather

c)

See a leak you can’t fix? Tell a parent, teacher, employer, or property manager, or call a handyman.

d)

At home or while staying in a hotel, reuse your towels.

e)

Run your washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.

9.

There are four main stages in the water cycle. They are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Let's look at each of these stages. Evaporation: This is when warmth from the sun causes water from oceans, lakes, streams, ice and soils to rise into the air and turn into water vapour (gas). what does collection mean?

a)

Collection: This is when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams. Most will infiltrate (soak into) the ground and will collect as underground water. It is also another word for precipitation .

b)

Collection is the water that is pulled by gravity across land's surface, replenishing groundwater and surface water as it percolates into an aquifer or moves into a river, stream or watershed.

c)

Collection is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. Evaporation is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water vapor.