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Water Cycle

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a stage in the water cycle?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Drizzle

d)

Runoff

2.

How does the water cycle begin?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

3.

Where can the cycle begin

a)

Ocean

b)

Sand

c)

Mountain

d)

Lake

4.

What is needed for the water cycle?

a)

Moon

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Sun

5.

Another name for the Water Cycle is the

a)

Moisture Cycle

b)

H2O Cycle

c)

Hydrologic Cycle

d)

Drenched Cycle

6.

What is a run-off?

a)

Where two or more main or independent clauses are joined without a word to connect them or a punctuation mark to separate them

b)

A further competition after an inconclusive result

c)

I forget

d)

The movement of land water to the oceans

7.

What is the water cycle

a)

A bike made of water

b)

The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

c)

Rain falling from clouds

d)

Something we learn in Envi Sci

8.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

9.
In the water cycle, the sun provides
a)
energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
b)
water for evaporation to happen. 
c)
energy to produce electricity. 
d)
water for condensation to happen. 
10.

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

11.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
12.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
13.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
14.

When water changes from a liquid to a solid it is known as...

a)

melting.

b)

condensation.

c)

freezing.

d)

evaporation.

15.

When water changes from a liquid to a gas in plants it is called...

a)

condensation.

b)

evaporation.

c)

sublimation.

d)

transpiration.

16.

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 in this example?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

17.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Geosphere

d)

Carbon cycle

18.

On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

19.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
20.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
21.
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
22.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
a)
precipitation 
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
23.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
24.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
25.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
26.
Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff 
27.
The first step in the water cycle 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation 
c)
precipitation
d)
there is no first step 
28.
Clouds form through 
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
infiltration 
29.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
30.
The water cycle is also known as ..........
a)
Hypertonic Solution
b)
Hydrological Cycle
c)
Hyperlogical Cycle
d)
None of these
31.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
32.
After the rain falls down onto Earth's surface, what most likely happens?
What is it called?
a)
1. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2.Groundwater
b)
1. Groundwater
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
c)
1. Groundwater
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
d)
1. The liquid turns into a gas or water vapor
2. Evaporation
33.

According to this diagram, what are two methods by which water on land (in lakes and streams) returns to the oceans? (Select TWO answers)

a)

Surface runoff

b)

Groundwater

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

34.

According to this diagram, what are two methods by which water is converted to vapor? (Select TWO answers)

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

35.

Precipitation might contribute to the addition of pollutants to rivers, lakes, and oceans because...

a)

it carries pollutants from the atmosphere into bodies of water

b)

it collects any pollutants that are in or on the ground in the water supply

36.

Runoff might contribute to the addition of pollutants to rivers, lakes, and oceans because...

a)

it carries pollutants from the atmosphere into bodies of water

b)

it collects any pollutants that are in or on the ground in the water supply

37.

Which of the processes associated with the water cycle might be responsible for helping to clean or filter the water? (Select TWO answers)

a)

Infiltration (also called percolation)

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

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