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Water Cycle

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

2.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

3.

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

a)

The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

b)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

c)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

d)

The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

4.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

5.

Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Run-off

c)

Temperature

d)

Transpiration

6.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

7.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

8.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
9.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

10.
The atmosphere, the ground, and also bodies of water are all heated by the Sun's energy. How does this energy reach Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
gravity
11.
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
12.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
13.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
14.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
15.
What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
glacier
b)
well
c)
aquifer
d)
natural spring
16.

What are clouds made of?

a)

dry air

b)

water

17.

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?

a)

by transpiration

b)

by evaporation

c)

by accumulation

d)

it can't

18.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
19.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
20.

What are the main components of the water cycle?

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

e)

precipitation

21.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

22.

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

a)

solid, liquid

b)

gas, liquid

c)

liquid, gas

d)

liquid, solid

23.

The water cycle starts at....

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

it has not beginning or ending

24.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
25.
How much of our planet is estimated to be covered with water?
a)
68%
b)
50%
c)
97%
d)
75%
26.
How much of our planet's water is saltwater?
a)
75%
b)
1%
c)
99%
d)
97%
27.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

28.

The mixture of gases that surround the earth. ____________________

a)

Landforms

b)

Sun

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Weathering

29.

Where does all the water go or end up? Look at the chart

a)

Evaporation

b)

Runoff

c)

collection/accumulation

d)

Transpiration

30.

Where is most of the freshwater kept at?

a)

Ocean

b)

Rivers

c)

Glaciers

d)

ponds

31.

What is gravity's role in the water cycle?

a)

infiltration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

32.

What is gravity's role in the water cycle

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

evapotranspiration

d)

condensation

33.

What is gravity's role in the water cycle?

a)

runoff

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

distillation

34.

How water flows and changes within the Earth system

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Atmospheric Cycle

35.

If a geologic process is a change in the geosphere (land), then a hydrologic process is a change in the ___________.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

36.

What force causes water to fall from the sky to Earth's surface, and to flow downhill from the mountains down to sea level?

a)

Solar energy

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Water tension

37.

Water stored or flowing underground is called:

a)

Groundwater

b)

Suface water

c)

Dirty water

d)

Rock water

38.

What are clouds made of?

a)

Water vapor

b)

Liquid water drops

c)

A mixture of gases

d)

Cotton candy

39.

Plants taking up water through their ROOTS.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Absorption

c)

Excretion

d)

Evaporation

40.
What percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh?
a)
97%
b)
2.3%
c)
<1%
d)
3%