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water cycle elements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of matter is sleet?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

2.

Which would be the best model to use to show evaporation of ocean water?

a)

glass of salt water with ice

b)

glass of salt water on a hot plate

c)

glass of water on a hot plate

d)

glass of salt water in a closet

3.

Raindrops carried up and down in storm clouds during the summer would most likely form

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

4.

What type of matter is rain?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

5.

Which would be the best model to use to show condensation of ocean water?

a)

glass of salty water with ice

b)

glass of water in the sunlight

c)

glass of salt water in a closet

6.

Evaporation happens when a

a)

a solid changes to a liquid

b)

a liquid changes to a gas

c)

a gas changes to a liquid

d)

a liquid changes to a solid

7.

What type of matter is snow?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.

Raindrops that freeze and start to melt as they fall during very cold winter temperatures would most likely form

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

9.

What type of precipitation would you most likely have if there were calm winds and temperature was  35 C ( 95 F)?

 

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

hail

10.

Condensation happens when a

a)

a solid changes to a liquid

b)

a liquid changes to a gas

c)

a gas changes to a liquid

d)

a liquid changes to a solid

11.

What type of matter is hail?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

12.

Run off is

a)

water that falls from the clouds.

b)

water that condenses

c)

water in rivers and streams that move downhill to flow into lakes or the ocean.

d)

water that soaks into the ground to aquifers.

13.

What type of precipitation would you most likely have if there were calm winds and temperature was -5 C ( 23 F)?

 

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

hail

14.

What causes clouds to form?

a)

warm air causes water vapor to expand

b)

cool air cause water vapor to condense

c)

wind pushes water vapor together

15.

What causes glasses to fog up when you walk from inside an airconditioned place to a warmer outside area?

a)

Water from the glasses evaporates to form water vapor.

b)

Water vapor in the air condenses onto the glasses.

16.

What type of precipitation would you most likely have if there were high winds and temperature was  35 C ( 95 F)?

 

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

hail

17.

What is the main source of energy in the water cycle?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

mechanical

d)

solar

18.

Condensation needs something to stick to.

a)

true

b)

false