WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The sum total of all the water on earth and in its atmosphere is called the
Biosphere
Terrasphere
Hydrosphere
Liquisphere
Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.
Nodes
Sinks
Reservoirs
Stations
Water perpetually from the Earth to the atmosphereand back. In the previous sentence what does "perpetually" mean
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionalyy
Rarely
What effect does the sun have on surface water
It causes it to boil
It causes it to rain
It causes it to sink
It causes it to evaporate
What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams
Transformation
Runoff
Irrigation
Desertification
Which of the following is precipitation
Rain
Sleet
Snow
Pollen
Which of the following describes condensation
Ice becoming water
Water becoming ice in a freezer
Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam
Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water
What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet as there was a billion years ago
The amount of water on Earth changes gradually over time
There will probably be the same amount of water a billion years from now
There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years
Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water
Ice caps
Oceans
Groundwater
Surface water
How long do molecules of water stay in the ground
Days
Weeks
Months
Anywhere from days to thousands of years
Which is a form of precipitation
solid
light
sleet
wind
Where does most of the evaporated water on Earth come from
from the oceans
from the rivers
from the lakes
from the ponds
What happens when water vapor condenses and collects in the atmosphere
Groundwater flows faster
The sun shines brighter
Clouds can form in the sky
More ocean water evaporates
Which sentence is true
Very little of the Earths water is fresh water that we can drink
Most of the Earths surface is covered by large bodies of land
Precipitation is the way liquid turns to water vapor
Water stays in one place and does not move on our planet
Sometimes runoff flows into streams or rivers. Why might this happen
The ground is absorbing water
The ground is permeable to water
The ground is saturated with water
The ground is depleted and lacking water
