WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Water that is puddled on a parking lot seems to disappear after a few hours. What is most likely causing the water to disappear?
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
How do plants contribute to the water cycle?
Plants cool the air and create condensation.
Plants warm the air and create precipitation.
Plants give off water through transpiration.
Plants give off water in the form of runoff or groundwater.
In order for clouds to form, what must happen first?
Heat energy from the sun changes water in clouds from a gas to a liquid.
Light energy from the sun changes water on earth from a gas to a liquid.
Light energy from the sun changes water in clouds from a liquid to a gas.
Heat energy from the sun changes water on earth from a liquid into a gas.
Why is the sun's energy necessary for the water cycle?
It is the heat source that turns water into vapor.
It is the light source that turns water into vapor.
It is the heat source that turns vapor into water droplets.
It is the light source that turns vapor into water droplets
A glass of water is set on a desktop. Later that day, beads of water had formed on the outside of the glass. The MOST likely explanation for the beads of water is that. . .
some water dripped on the sides.
the water soaked through the glass.
someone sprayed the glass with water.
water vapor condensed on the sides.
Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth's surface?
evaporation
transpiration
precipitation
condensation
Which factor speeds up the process of evaporation during the water cycle?
low clouds
high clouds
high temperature
low temperature
Which happens to water vapor when the sun's heat is taken away?
It turns into a liquid.
It turns into gas.
It turns into runoff.
It turns into a solid.
Which will most likely form during the condensation process?
rain
hail
clouds
runoff
Which best describes the sun's effect on the water cycle?
The sun causes water to precipitate. The precipitation evaporates and returns to earth as condensation.
The sun causes water to condense. The condensed water evaporates and returns to the earth as precipitation.
The sun causes water to evaporate. The evaporated water condenses and returns to the earth as precipitation.
The sun causes water to collect on the earth. The collected water precipitates and returns to the earth as condensation.
