WorksheetsWED and Water Cycle Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What process is occurring at location D in the diagram above?
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
runoff
The sun's energy causes changes on Earth. Which of the following is a change caused by the sun?
The sun's energy causes lava to boil and erupt from volcanoes.
The sun's energy melts snow crystals in clouds, causing rain.
The sun's energy is reflected off high mountains, causing cold temperatures.
The sun's energy heats the Earth, contributing to evaporation.
This picture shows a desert sand arch. What type of erosion most likely caused this arch to form?
ice
wind
water
chemical
When water freezes and expands in the crack pictured above, the crack will --
keep its shape
get more narrow
get wider
disappear
Most rivers form a delta at the mouth of the river where it flows into another body of water. The delta is made of silt that drops out of the water when the flow of the river decreases as it enters the other body of water. The formation of a river delta is an example of --
weathering
erosion
compaction
deposition
What interaction between water and earth materials is an example of the weathering process?
Heavy rains wash soil and sediment down a hillside.
A glacier moves across the landscape, dropping rocks and soil as it moves.
Water freezes in tiny holes inside a rock, breaking the rock apart as the ice expands.
A flood carries sediment that settles in a new location.
One afternoon, heavy rains caused small pebbles to pile up at the bottom of a rocky hill. Which processes caused this to occur?
erosion and deposition
weathering and runoff
erosion and weathering
weathering and deposition
Which step of the water cycle describes condensation?
Water runs off into lakes.
Water vapor cools to form a cloud in the sky.
The sun heats up a lake and makes water vapor.
Water falls to the Earth as rain.
One sunny morning, a boy left a shallow bowl of water on the window ledge in his kitchen. He meant to put the water on the floor for his cat. When he returned home from school, most of the water was gone. Which energy sources most likely caused the change?
heat energy from the kitchen stove
heat energy stored in the window ledge
heat energy from the sun
heat energy stored in the bowl
The picture shows water droplets on a blade of grass in the early morning hours. Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces overnight are called dew. What process is most likely causing the water droplets to form on the grass?
weathering
evaporation
runoff
condensation
The water cycle is important to producing weather. When water droplets condense, they form --
sunshine
runoff
clouds
puddles
Which of the following processes in the water cycle is a direct result of the sun's energy?
Precipitation falls from clouds when they become too heavy.
Water evaporates from lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans and forms water vapor.
Water flows through streams and rivers to collect into lakes and oceans.
Clouds form from condensation that occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere cools.
Which is an example of weathering from ice?
Water freezes inside of rocks, breaking them apart.
Hail and sleet fall from the sky to the ground.
Dripping icicles make small dents in the ground.
A glacier slowly moves and slides down a hill.
When water freezes and expands (grows larger) in the crack pictured above, it is an example of --
condensation
deposition
erosion
weathering
Which of the following describes ice changing the Earth's surface by erosion?
A mound of rock is left as glacier ice melts and the glacier retreats.
Water freezes in the cracks of a rock, causing bigger cracks to form.
Heavy ice presses on sediment, causing the formation of sedimentary rock.
Sediment frozen in the ice of a glacier moves as the glacier moves.
What process in the water cycle occurred to form the object at location A in the diagram above?
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
runoff
Which process of the water cycle is shown by letter B above?
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
Which stage of the water cycle is most affected by the sun?
The sun's light energy causes precipitation to occur over land.
The sun's heat energy causes water to evaporate.
The sun's light energy causes water vapor to condense and form clouds in the sky.
The sun's heat energy causes water to collect in rivers.
What is the process that causes clouds to form?
evaporation
precipitation
runoff
condensation
Refer to the images shown above. Which process changed the shape of the rock layers over time?
deposition
erosion
faulting
evaporation
