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Grade -5

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Look at the diagram of the water cycle.

What can be added to the empty box in the diagram to describe that part of the water cycle?

a)

This is evaporation. Water is in gas form.

b)

This is runoff. Water is liquid and flows into a reservoir.

c)

This is precipitation. Water is in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

d)

This is condensation. Water is joining together to form larger droplets.

2.

Look at the diagram of the water cycle.

What part of the water cycle is best represented by number 4?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

runoff

3.

Look at the positions of number 4 and number 1 on the water cycle diagram and complete the sentence.

In order for water to change forms in this part of the water cycle, the _______________ must ______________

a)

groundwater, decrease

b)

rainfall, stay the same

c)

water temperature, increase

4.

Keisha’s study group is investigating whether freshwater is evenly distributed over Earth. What evidence could the group use to answer their question?

a)

the volume of their local aquifer

b)

the number of human-made reservoirs on Earth

c)

the amount of water pollution found in a city's daily water supply

d)

the yearly amount of precipitation that falls in different areas on Earth

5.

Where would you expect to find the least amount of freshwater?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

rainforest

6.

Where is the best location to build the structure shown in the picture?

a)

in a desert

b)

next to a glacier

c)

near a river

d)

in the middle of the ocean

7.

Most of the water on Earth is __________.

a)

freshwater

b)

groundwater

c)

salty water

d)

standing water

8.

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in ________________

a)

in rivers

b)

frozen in the form of glaciers, and ice caps

c)

in groundwater stored in cracks and spaces of soil and underground rock

d)

in lakes

9.

The ___________ is the movement of water between Earth's geosphere and its atmosphere.

a)

air

b)

water cycle

c)

precipitation

d)

ocean

10.

Salinity is the measure of how salty water is.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

What is occurring when the heat in the atmosphere causes water to change from liquid to water vapor?

a)

runoff

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation