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Water Cycle

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
2.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
3.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
4.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
5.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
6.
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
7.
The sun's energy 
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
8.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
9.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
10.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
a)
precipitation 
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
11.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
12.

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

13.

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.

14.

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

15.

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

16.

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

17.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Geosphere

d)

Carbon cycle

18.

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

19.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

20.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
21.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
22.
does warm water evaporate quicker than cold water
a)
true 
b)
false
23.
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
24.
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
25.
The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from
a)
a gas to a liquid
b)
a liquid to a gas
c)
solid to a liquid
d)
a liquid to a solid
26.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
27.
A cup of ice sits in the sun.  The ice melts. What change of state will occur NEXT?
a)
from solid to solid
b)
from liquid to solid
c)
from liquid to gas
d)
from gas to liquid
28.
Water begins to evaporate when you add _______ to it.
a)
cold
b)
ice
c)
water cycle
d)
heat
29.

What percentage of Earth's fresh water that is not frozen

a)

97%

b)

1%

c)

100%

d)

3%

30.

Which statement correctly describes how clouds are formed?

a)

Clouds form when a large block of ice is frozen in the sky.

b)

Clouds form when a solid changes directly to a gas through sublimation.

c)

Clouds form when water vapor condenses around tiny specks of dirt in the air.

d)

Clouds form when water vapor evaporates from a lake, river, puddle, or ocean.

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