WorksheetsWater cycle
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When a liquid changes to a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
2.
When a gas (water vapor) changes to a liquid
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
3.
What phase of the water cycle is #4?
a)
Evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
4.
What phase is # 2
a)
ground water
b)
evapotranspiration
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
5.
What phase is #8?
a)
Infiltration
b)
ground water
c)
runoff
d)
evaporation
6.
What is an example of water traveling through the water as a solid?
a)
Rain
b)
cloud
c)
hail
d)
mist
7.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
8.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
9.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
10.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
11.
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
12.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
13.
What does this illustration show?
a)
Sunrise
b)
The Water Cycle
c)
Sunset
d)
the recycling of snow
14.
In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?
a)
Over the ocean
b)
Over the mountains
c)
Over the rainforest
d)
Over the desert
15.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
16.
What comes after evaporation during the water cycle?
How does this occur?
How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
17.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
18.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end.
b)
no beginning an no end.
c)
only a beginning.
d)
only an end.
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