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Water Cycle

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is A?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

2.

What is B?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

3.

What is D?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

4.

Precipitation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

5.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

6.

Condensation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

7.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
8.

Evaporation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

9.

During evaporation water changes from ...

a)

water vapor (gas) to liquid

b)

liquid to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to solid ice

10.

During condensation water changes from ....

a)

solid ice to liquid water

b)

liquid water to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

11.

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

12.

Water falls from the sky in...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

13.

_____________________ is the step of the water cycle where the Sun heats up liquid water in a puddle and turns it into water vapor gas.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

runoff

14.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
15.
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
16.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
17.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
18.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
19.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
20.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
21.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
22.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
23.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
24.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
25.
What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
glacier
b)
well
c)
aquifer
d)
natural spring
26.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
27.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
28.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
29.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
30.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
31.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
32.
More evaporation occurs 
a)
at night 
b)
during the day 
33.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
34.
How much of Earth's freshwater is available for use?
a)
97%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
1%
35.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
36.

How are the processes of evaporation and condensation similar?

a)

They both involve a change in the states of matter.

b)

Are observed only in the areas that have high winds

c)

occurs when water is heated by the energy from the sun.

d)

occurs when water is moved between the ocean and the land

37.

What part of the water cycle is shown on the chart below. Make sure to look at the letters!

a)

w=precipitation

b)

y=transpiration

c)

z-evaporation

d)

x=condensation

38.

When developing a model of the cycling of water between the land, ocean, and atmosphere, one must include the forces that propel the water. For the model, these forces would be which of the following?

a)

The sun's radiation and gravity

b)

Rivers, streams and Tributaries

c)

Plants, animals, and human activity

d)

The polar ice caps and oceans

39.

Which of the following processes contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere?

a)

Precipiation

b)

evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Crystallization

40.

Gravity plays a major role in the global movement of water in which of the following processes?

a)

The expansion of water as it turns into ice

b)

Water vapor rising into the atmosphere

c)

The shifting of ocean currents as they strike land

d)

Water flowing in rivers and streams

41.

The layer of gas surrounding plant Earth that is held in place by gravity.

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Evaporation

c)

Percolation

d)

atmosphere

42.

The main source of energy for the water cycle.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Run off

c)

Gravity

d)

Radiant Energy

43.

Rain or surface water that drains or flows from the land into lakes, rivers and oceans.

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Run Off

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

44.

Water that soaks into the ground and moves downward through the cracks in the rock and soil.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Groundwater

c)

Percolation

d)

Evaporation

45.

Change of a liquid into a gas or vapor.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

46.

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Water cycle

47.

Water that is in cracks or pores in the underground soil and rock layers.

a)

Water cycle

b)

Percolation

c)

Groundwater

d)

Evaporation

48.

The movement of water both on and above the Earth's surface.

a)

Water cycle

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Gravity

49.

The process by which crystals form.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Crystallization

c)

Transpiration

d)

Percolation

50.

The process during which plants release moisture into the air.

a)

evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

transpiration

51.

When water vapor loses thermal energy and becomes a liquid (cloud)

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

52.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Sun

c)

Gravity

d)

Force

53.

What is c?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

54.

What is E?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

55.

What is F?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Percolation

56.

What is G?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Groundwater

c)

Percolation

d)

Run off

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