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Water Unit Revision

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 50mins

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.

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.

4.

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 that water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

5.

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

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

6.

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

7.

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

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

8.

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

9.

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

10.

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

a)

Geologic cycle

b)

Hydrologic cycle

c)

Geosphere

d)

Carbon cycle

11.

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

12.

What are formed when water vapour condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

13.

What is it called when plants give off water vapour as a waste product?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Transpiration

14.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapour

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

15.

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

16.

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

17.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
18.

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

19.

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

20.

During evaporation water changes from ...

a)

water vapor (gas) to liquid

b)

liquid to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to solid ice

21.

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

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

22.

Water falls from the sky in...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

23.

_____________________ is the step of the water cycle where the sun heats up liquid water in a puddle and turns it into water vapor gas.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

runoff

24.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
25.

Runoff water that is absorbed by subsurface of soil and rock.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Infiltration

c)

Wetland

d)

Saturation

26.

Infiltration means

a)

Water entering the soil

b)

How fast the water flows through the soil

c)

Space between the particles in the soil

d)

Loose earth material

27.
Water beneath the surface of the ground.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Earth
c)
Surface runoff
d)
Reservoire
28.

What do you call land where water runoff and ground water drain into a large body of water?

a)

Runoff

b)

Watershed

c)

condensation

29.

One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

a)

wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

b)

wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

c)

wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

d)

wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

30.

Coal is a _______________ resource because it cannot be replaced easily.

a)

valuable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

Florida

31.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

32.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

33.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
34.

Water resources were important to Indigenous Australians for which reasons?

a)

Economic reasons only

b)

Cultural reasons only

c)

Both economic and cultural reasons

d)

Neither economic or cultural reasons

35.

Why did Indigenous Australians only take as much fish as they could eat?

a)

They couldn't catch that much

b)

There was a fish shortage when tea tree flowered

c)

To make sure that there was enough left for other people

36.

Gnamma

a)

A waterhole

b)

A hole in a rock, formed from weathering, which holds water.

c)

A rock

37.

Which answer is FALSE?

Because natural sources of water were important, both for drinking water and food,

a)

Indigenous peoples were careful to avoid these places.

b)

Indigenous peoples were careful to avoid polluting these places.

c)

Indigenous peoples treated these places with respect.

d)

Indigenous peoples understood their signficance

38.

Early Europeans often depended on the knowledge of Indigenous peoples to help them find water in the Australian environment.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

2.5% of water is freshwater. ___________ is where you find most of that 2.5%.

a)
Huge masses of Ice
b)
Lakes and ponds
c)
Aquariums
d)
City fountains
40.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called _____.
a)
salt water
b)
rain water
c)

groundwater

d)
water vapor
41.
What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
a)
runoff
b)
recharge
c)
watershed
d)
valley
42.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
43.
What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?
a)
runoff
b)
discharge
c)
recharge
d)
tributary
44.
When water in the leaves of plants becomes water vapor in the atmosphere, that is called
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
45.

Most of the water on Earth is __________.

a)

fresh water

b)

ground water

c)

salty water

d)

standing water

46.

Most of Earth's freshwater is found ...

a)

in rivers

b)

frozen in the form of snow, glaciers, and ice caps

c)

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

d)

in lakes

47.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers/ icecaps
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
48.
Most of the Earth's water is in
a)
salty oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
freshwater ponds
d)
glaciers
49.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)

2.5% freshwater, 97.5% salt water

b)

97.5% freshwater, 2.5% salt water

c)

69% freshwater, 31% salt water

d)

29% freshwater, 71% salt water

50.
What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?
a)
55
b)
71
c)
84
d)

97.5

51.

Out of all the fresh water on Earth, only 1% is in lakes and rivers. Where is most of our fresh water?

a)

69% in glaciers and ice caps and 30% in groundwater

b)

39% in glaciers and ice caps and 60% in groundwater

c)

49% in glaciers and ice caps and 50% in groundwater

52.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

53.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

54.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

55.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

56.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

57.

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Source

d)

Sort

58.

Identify #1 on the map

a)

New Zealand

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

Australia

d)

Victoria

59.

Identify #4 on the map

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Artesian Basin

d)

Great Barrier Reef

60.

Identify #9 on the map

a)

Great Artesian Basin

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Murray River

d)

Great Victoria Desert

61.

Identify #10 on the map

a)

Great Artesian Basin

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Great Barrier Reef

62.

Icebergs are dangerous because they

a)

form in warm and cold waters

b)

have sunk many ships (most famously, the Titanic)

c)

have grown smaller over time

63.

Icebergs form when

a)

chunks of ice break off from glaciers

b)

snow rolls down a mountain

c)

ice melts

64.

The name for water moving from underground into rivers and lakes.

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Runoff

c)

Drainage run

d)

Stream flow

65.

A porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for groundwater.

a)
Aquifer
b)
Watershed
c)
River basin
d)
Ocean
66.

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

a)

river basin or watershed

b)

mouth or estuary

c)

tributaries or streams

d)

source or runoff

67.

The drainage area of a river.

a)

Watershed

b)
Groundwater
c)

Aquifer

d)

Run off

68.

What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds groundwater?

a)
glacier
b)
well
c)
aquifer
d)
natural spring
69.

How are glaciers formed ?

a)

Rain turned into snow

b)

Layers of snow are compressed.

c)

Hot air convects and form snows.

d)

Long winter

70.

Glaciers are made of compacted snow over a period of time, and are often found on mountains.

a)

False

b)

True

71.
Does everyone have access to a clean water supply?
a)
Yes
b)
No
72.

The majority of water used worldwide is for...

a)

Domestic use

b)

Industry use

c)

Agricultural use

73.

Which of these is a natural cause of water stress?

a)

Agricultural processes

b)

Drought

c)

Pollution

d)

Economic development

74.

When the demand for water is greater than the available water resources.

a)

Flood

b)

Water stress

c)

Climate change

d)

Desert

75.

What is potable water?

a)

Polluted water

b)

Salty water

c)

Clean water

d)

Frozen water

76.

What is a common cause of water waste?

a)

Taking a shower for too long

b)

Drinking all the time

c)

Forgetting to turn off the tap

d)

Not turning off the light

77.

Which options given below are ways to conserve water?

a)

Take a long shower

b)

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth

c)

Run a washing machine which isn't completely full

d)

Check all over your house for leaks and if you find one have a parent or repair person fix it.

78.
How can this person save water in this situation?
a)
Turn the tap off
b)
Not brush their teeth
79.

How long should we shower for?

a)

5 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

15 minutes

d)

20 minutes

80.

What is non-potable water?

a)

Fresh, clean drinkable water

b)

Unclean water, not suitable for drinking

c)

All water is the same

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