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WorksheetsThe Water Cycle
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
In the morning, you observe that water droplets have formed on grass. Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass?
condensation
deposition
evaporation
sublimation
Dylan is doing a science experiment on the stomata of plants. Dylan has a tomato plant. He uses wax to cover all the stomata on the leaves of the plant. After five days, Dylan observes that the plant is wilting. What is the best explanation for Dylan's observation?
The plant released too much water into the air.
The plant was unable to carry out transpiration.
Condensation could not occur on the leaves of the plant.
The plant was unable to take in water through its leaves.
Taylor grows plants in a container called a terrarium. She keeps the terrarium on a sunny windowsill.
The terrarium is closed, so Taylor cannot add water to the plants. However, the plants have enough water to grow. Which of these statements best explains why the plants always have enough water?
The air cannot hold all of the water vapor.
Water is unable to evaporate from the soil.
Energy from the sun cycles water through the soil, the plants, and the air.
The plants take up water and store it in their stems and leaves.
Which of these changes of state would involve water absorbing energy?
condensation
deposition
evaporation
freezing
Which statement best describes the movement of liquid water from land back into a body of water?
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
runoff
In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?
water vapor
water droplets
snow
ice
Which term best describes a change of state from a liquid to a gas caused by the sun's energy?
evaporation
sublimation
deposition
precipitation
Nicholas pours a small beaker of water into a vase that contained different layers. What is the correct term for the movement of water from the surface of Earth to the groundwater?
infiltration
precipitation
runoff
transpiration
How does this occur?
Where is most water found on Earth?
glaciers
oceans
rivers
lakes
What is the part of the water cycle called where the precipitation falls from the atmosphere and creates a large body of water? It consists of rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans.
collection
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
How is transpiration important to the water cycle?
It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.
It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.
It allows plants to absorb water through their roots which is then precipitated back into the atmosphere.
It permits the diffusion of water from the surface to water tables deep underground which restores groundwater supplies.
In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?
Over the ocean
Over the mountains
Over the rainforest
Over the desert
As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation
Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation
Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation
How do transpiration and evaporation compare?
During both processes, liquid water changes to water vapor.
During both processes, water vapor changes to liquid water.
During transpiration, liquid water changes to water vapor, and during evaporation, water vapor changes to liquid water.
During transpiration, water vapor changes to liquid water, and during evaporation, liquid water changes to water vapor.
The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?
W
X
Y
Z
In what layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?
Geologic cycle
Hydrologic cycle
Geosphere
Carbon cycle
The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat. ____________________
Evaporation
Convection
Precipitation
Transpiration
A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).
Watershed
Drainage Basin
Confluence
Water table
Drainage basins are separated by ………………………….
Watersheds
Water tables
Walls
Communities
Inputs into the drainage basin system includes
Rain
Snow
Hail
97% of the Earth's water is located in....
ground water
the ocean
lakes, rivers, and streams
glaciers
The hydrological cycle is often described as an _____________ cycle.
Open
Leaky
Spikey
Closed
What is the energy source for the hydrological cycle?
the Sun
the Earth
water
the Moon
What is it called when trees get in the way of rain reaching the surface?
Evapotranspiration
Interception
Infiltration
Photosynthesis
What is it called when moisture from plants and leaves is lost to the atmosphere?
Transpiration
Condensation
Throughflow
Percolation
The movement of water from the soil layer to the rock layer is called...
Interception
Percolation
Infiltration
Evaporation
What is an area of land drained by a main river and its tributaries?
Watershed
Bath Tub
Drainage Basin
Water Cycle
Which of the following is an INPUT to a drainage basin?
Surface Runoff
Evaporation
Interception
Precipitation
The earth maintains a delicate balance of insolation energy by reflecting approximately one third of the incoming solar radiation, and emitting the remaining two-thirds that are absorbed as infrared radiation back to space. Most of the incoming solar radiation is used to _______________________ in the hydrological cycle
percolation
condensation
precipitation
evapotranspiration
Which of the following list forms the ground water stores.
sea, clouds, wind and lakes
rivers, aquifers, clouds and vapor
trees, icecaps, lakes and clouds
aquifers, lakes, rivers and glaciers
_____________ occurs when water seeps into the ground to replenish underground aquifers.
runoff
evaporation
recharge
condensation
The earth is made up of different surfaces and these affect the rate both infiltration and water holding capacity. In which surface will there be shortage of groundwater?
Limestone surfaces
Clay surfaces
Basaltic surfaces at more than 20m below a permeable surface
Granitic surfaces at more than 20m below a permeable surface
