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WorksheetsWater cycle and Energy
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?
The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.
The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.
The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.
The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.
A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?
Condensation
Evaporation
Freezing
Melting
Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?
Evaporation
Run-off
Temperature
Transpiration
____________________ is energy that can be replaced as quickly as it is used.
nonrenewable
renewable
nuclear
kinetic
____________________ energy is created by transforming radiant energy from the sun.
geothermal
biomass
solar
nuclear
Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.
biomass
geothermal
natural
solar
_________________________ is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity.
geothermal energy
biomass energy
wind energy
hydroelectricity
True or false:
The use of renewable energy is better for the environment than using nonrenewable energy.
True
False
What is an example of a non-renewable energy source?
Sunlight
Wind
Oil
Which of the following is true about nonrenewable energy sources?
They took thousands of years to form.
They do not need to be conserved.
They will never run out.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are easy to use but ________ the air.
conserve
pollute
What state of matter is oil?
solid
liquid
gas
What state of matter is coal?
solid
liquid
gas
True or False. There are different types of coal.
True
False
