WorksheetsHydrologic Cycle for EDSS 3900
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Water only gets recycled from the ocean?
True
False
The process of the sun heating water on the earth's surface and changing it to water vapor is called _________.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
_________ is the process in which water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
Rain, snow, sleet, hail and freezing rain are all forms of what?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
The water cycle is also known as the ________ cycle.
Rainwater cycle
Aqueous cycle
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrogen cycle
Some precipitation that falls to surface and soaks into the ground is called ____________.
drainage
overflow
surplus
groundwater
EXTRA CREDIT!
How many inches of snowfall did Lake Tahoe get during the last storm?
1 inch
3 inches
12 inches
20 inches
EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a shot)
There is the same amount of water on earth today as when the dinosaurs lived.
True
False
EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a try)
Water is the only natural substance that can be found in all 3 states of matter (as a solid, liquid or gas).
True
False
EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a whirl)
________ occurs when plants give off water vapor through the pores in their leaves, which go back to the atmosphere.
Transpiration
Perspiration
Condensation
Evaporation
