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Water Cycle - 4th Grade

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water changes from state to state in the water cycle. Which of the following best describes the process of water from the clouds dropping to Earth in the form of snow, sleet, hail, or rain?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Cloud formation

2.

___ is water vapor changes into a liquid when it comes in contact with a cooler surface

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

groundwater

3.

___ is the Sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans and turns it into steam

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

groundwater

4.

___ is plants absorb water from the soil and release it as water vapor through the leaves

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

groundwater

5.

The ________________ is the driving force of the Water Cycle.

a)

moon

b)

stars

c)

sun

6.

When drops of water fall down from the sky...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

7.

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

8.

When tiny droplets of water form in the air as clouds it is called

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

9.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a  pond?
a)
sunny and hot
b)
sunny and cold
c)
rainy and hot
d)
rainy and cold
10.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
11.
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid or solid ice?
a)
 the shape or size of the cup
b)
where it has been stored
c)
if it is used for irrigation
d)
temperature
12.

What do we need water for (select all that apply)?

a)

Drinking

b)

Washing ourselves in the bath

c)

Reading a book

d)

Watering the plants

13.

Which is part of the water cycle (select all that apply)?

a)

Water evaporates (into water vapour)

b)

Water comes down as rain (precipitation)

c)

Water turns into sugar

d)

Water cools down into droplets and forms clouds (condensation)

14.

As the water is warmed up it starts to

a)

Jump around

b)

Rain

c)

Melt

d)

Evaporate

15.
Matter is anything that takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
17.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
18.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
19.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
20.
The particles in a solid are...
a)
vibrating and closely packed together
b)
vibrating and loosely packed together
c)
not moving at all
21.
I am the smallest whole particle of matter. 
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture