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water cycle

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

2.

What are clouds made of?

a)

dry air and water vapor

b)

liquid water and dust

3.

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

4.

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

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

5.

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

6.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

7.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

8.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

9.

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?

a)

by transpiration

b)

by evaporation

c)

by accumulation

d)

it can't

10.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
11.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
12.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
13.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
14.

Which stage does water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

run off

15.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
16.

Warm water evaporates quicker than cold water.

a)

true 

b)

false

17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

21.

In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

Over the mountains

c)

Over the rainforest

d)

Over the desert

22.

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

23.

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.

24.

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

25.

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?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Run-off

c)

Temperature

d)

Transpiration

26.

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

27.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Geosphere

d)

Carbon cycle

28.

Condensation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

29.

During condensation water changes from ....

a)

solid ice to liquid water

b)

liquid water to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

30.

Which of the following are types of freshwater that can be used by people?


Select all that are true.

a)

groundwater

b)

ice caps and glaciers

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

e)

lakes

31.

What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through?

a)

it is soaked up by that layer of rock and dirt

b)

it creates an aquifer

c)

it creates a reservoir

d)

it evaporates

32.

People get fresh water from

a)

reservoirs

b)

lakes and rivers

c)

pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells

d)

all of the above

33.

Why does groundwater usually require less treatment than surface water?

a)

The layers of Earth protect groundwater from pollutants.

b)

As groundwater sinks into the ground, the layers of rock act like a natural filter and remove pollutants from the water.

c)

Surface water has more exposure to pollutants in runoff and the atmosphere.

d)

all of the above

34.

What are the main components of the water cycle?

Choose all that apply

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

e)

precipitation

35.

The process by which water moves through the soil

a)

Precipitation

b)

Percolation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

36.

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

37.
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Respiration
c)
Oxygen
d)
Infiltration
38.

When water or precipitation collects in one spot

a)

Accumulation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Transpiration

39.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
40.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of flow in the water cycle?
a)

accumulation; condensation; evaporation; precipitation

b)

condensation; accumulation, evaporation; precipitation

c)

evaporation; condensation; accumulation; precipitation

d)

precipitation; accumulation; evaporation; condensation

41.

An underground bed of saturated soil or rock that yields significant quantities of water that may be pumped to the surface for use by people, livestock or watering crops

a)

aquifer

b)

waterfer

c)

waterford

d)

watershed

42.

A considerable body of standing water.

a)

sea

b)

brook

c)

pond

d)

lake

43.

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

44.

Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

a)

In a lake

b)

On a mountain top

c)

At the bottom of a valley

d)

Everywhere

45.
Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 
a)
it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
b)
it causes the water to flow down towards a watershed
46.

Which watershed is the largest in the United States?

a)

Mississippi River Watershed

b)

Potomac River Watershed

c)

Shenandoah River Watershed

d)

James River Watershed

47.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable  volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
48.
Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.
a)
Permeable
b)
Impermeable
c)
Solid
d)
Soft
49.

Choose all of the things that can affect or pollute a watershed.

a)

lawn chemicals

b)

litter

c)

pet waste

d)

factories and power plants

50.

a land area that is covered with water during part or all of the year

a)

water table

b)

wetland

c)

evaporation

51.

a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife

a)

everglades

b)

watershed

c)

tributary

52.

a wetland typically covered with grasses

a)

condensation

b)

marsh

c)

evaporation

53.

In response to high levels of pollution that was visible by the public in U.S. rivers and lakes the United States Environmental Protection Administration (EPA):

a)

established The Clean Water Act of 1972

b)

banned all point-source pollution

c)

closed factories near any rivers

d)

told people not to swim in polluted water

54.

__________________ is using materials and resources wisely to protect them.

a)

Pollution

b)

Conservation

c)

Recycling

d)

Smog

55.

Which diagram shows the correct water flow patterns of watersheds?

a)

ponds, lakes or oceans -> rivers -> creeks -> mountains and hills

b)

mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans

c)

rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> mountains and hills

d)

mountains and hills -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> rivers

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