WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which example is a form of precipitation?
Dew
Fog
Frost
Hail
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?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation
Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation
Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation
What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?
The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.
The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.
The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.
The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.
The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?
W
X
Y
Z
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?
Evaporation
Run-off
Temperature
Transpiration
What is precipitation?
Sweat from our bodies on hot days
Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet
Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens
Any form of water that falls from the sky
What are formed when water vapor condenses?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
Water in its gas form is called ____________________,
water vapor
precipitation
ice
air
What are clouds made of?
dry air
water
If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?
by transpiration
by evaporation
by accumulation
it can't
What are the main components of the water cycle?
runoff
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?
provide heat energy for evaporation
provide heat energy for condensation
dry out the soil for runoff to occur
provide thermal energy for accumulation
During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.
solid, liquid
gas, liquid
liquid, gas
liquid, solid
The water cycle starts at....
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
it has not beginning or ending
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
The moon T
The heat from our home in the winter all around the world
The sun
he heat generated solely from the core of the earth
The mixture of gases that surround the earth. ____________________
Landforms
Sun
Atmosphere
Weathering
Where does all the water go or end up? Look at the chart
Evaporation
Runoff
collection/accumulation
Transpiration
Where is most of the freshwater kept at?
Ocean
Rivers
Glaciers
ponds
What is gravity's role in the water cycle?
infiltration
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
What is gravity's role in the water cycle
precipitation
evaporation
evapotranspiration
condensation
What is gravity's role in the water cycle?
runoff
condensation
evaporation
distillation
How water flows and changes within the Earth system
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Rock Cycle
Atmospheric Cycle
If a geologic process is a change in the geosphere (land), then a hydrologic process is a change in the ___________.
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
What force causes water to fall from the sky to Earth's surface, and to flow downhill from the mountains down to sea level?
Solar energy
Gravity
Magnetism
Water tension
Water stored or flowing underground is called:
Groundwater
Suface water
Dirty water
Rock water
What are clouds made of?
Water vapor
Liquid water drops
A mixture of gases
Cotton candy
Plants taking up water through their ROOTS.
Transpiration
Absorption
Excretion
Evaporation
