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Water Cycle

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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.

5.

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

6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.

Water in its gas form is called water vapor,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

8.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
9.

What is D?

a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
10.

Precipitation 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

11.

Runoff 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

12.

Evaporation 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

13.

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

14.

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

15.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
16.

Which of these changes of state is formed in the process of water cycle?

a)

Melting

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Boiling

17.
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
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.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
20.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
21.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

The heat generated solely from the core of the earth

22.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

23.

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

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

24.

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

25.

People get fresh water from

a)

reservoirs

b)

lakes and rivers

c)

pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells

d)

all of the above