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WorksheetsWATER CYCLE
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When water vapor changes to liquid water
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
humidity
d)
precipitation
2.
What percent of Earth’s water is freshwater
a)
1%
b)
2%
c)
3%
d)
5%
3.
What gives the water cycle its energy
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
fire
d)
ice
4.
How do clouds form?
a)
smoke from factories
b)
when condensation near land freezes
c)
when water vapor condenses and cools
5.
This is when water falls back down to the earth as rain, hail, sleet or snow
a)
partnership
b)
promotion
c)
precipitation
d)
participation
6.
What percent of Earth’s water is saltwater
a)
79%
b)
98%
c)
3%
d)
97%
7.
What term matches best with #1?
a)
infiltration
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
groundwater
e)
transpiration
8.
What term matches best with #2?
a)
infiltration
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
groundwater
e)
transpiration
9.
What term matches best with #4?
a)
infiltration
b)
runoff
c)
surface water
d)
groundwater
e)
transpiration
10.
What term matches best with #3?
a)
infiltration
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
groundwater
e)
transpiration
11.
What term matches best with #5?
a)
infiltration
b)
runoff
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
e)
transpiration
12.
What term matches best with #6?
a)
infiltration
b)
runoff
c)
groundwater
d)
evaporation
e)
transpiration
13.
water located below Earth's surface
a)
groundwater
b)
surface water
c)
aquifer
d)
infiltration
14.
How do dams help with flood control?
a)
Increase the amount of water a channel can hold
b)
Store flood water then let it out slowly
15.
Examples of permeable materials include all except ___________
a)
rocks
b)
sand
c)
clay
d)
soil
16.
How does groundwater move?
a)
By twisting and turning through interconnected small openings
b)
Straight down from the surface to form springs
c)
Rapidly through impermeable layers
17.
Which best explains why population growth can result in water shortages and rationing in certain areas?
a)
aquifers recharge slowly
b)
Lake water is reserved for recreation
c)
Increasing biomass decreases evaporation rates
d)
Tall buildings impede the development of rain clouds
18.
How will the presence of power plants burning fossil fuels most likely affect the water cycle?
a)
sulfur and nitrogen emissions dissolve in rainwater to form acid rain
b)
runoff containing emissions causes very large algal blooms in ponds
c)
emissions cause the pH of water to change from 5.1 to 8.3
d)
it will decrease the accumulation of water in the ocean
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