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Water Cycle

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

2.

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

a)

Transformation

b)

Runoff

c)

Irrigation

d)

Desertification

3.

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following describes condensation?

a)

Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

b)

Water becoming ice in a freezer

c)

Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

d)

Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

5.

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

a)

The ice caps

b)

The oceans

c)

Groundwater

d)

Surface water

6.

Water vapor is formed when

a)

precipitation of water occurs

b)

condensation of water occurs

c)

liquid water is heated to form a gas

d)

liquid water is cooled to form a solid

7.

Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth surface is

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

temperature

d)

evaporation

8.

When water changes state from a gas to a liquid. It goes through

a)

boiling

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

melting

9.

Which is not a form of precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

fog

d)

hail

10.

Water that gathers on the ground is called

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

accumulation

d)

evaporation

11.

An example of water in a solid form is

a)

rain

b)

clouds

c)

ice

d)

river

12.

What determines the state of water?

a)

temperature

b)

rain

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

13.

What causes water to change states of matter?

a)

temperature

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

accumulation

14.

Water is heated by the sun and turns into water vapor. This is called

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

accumulation

d)

evaporation

15.

When water vapor cools, _________ are formed.

a)

clouds

b)

sun

c)

dew

d)

frost

16.

The heat source for the water cycle is

a)

water vapor

b)

clouds

c)

sun

d)

rain

17.

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

18.

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

19.

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

a)

heats up and becomes liquid water

b)

cools off and becomes liquid water

c)

freezes and becomes ice

d)

rains on the land

20.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

21.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
22.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

23.

Water running off the land surface

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Run-off

24.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

25.
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
26.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
27.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

28.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
29.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
30.
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
31.

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

a)

warm, sunny

b)

cold, rainy

c)

cold, sunny

d)

rainy, warm

32.

What is the climate like at the equator?

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate

c)

Arctic

d)

Tropical

33.

Average weather over a long period of time.

a)

Seasons

b)

Climate

c)

El Nino

d)

Global Green House

34.

The current state of the atmosphere right now.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Meteorology

d)

Patterns

35.

Which of the following best describes weather?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

36.

Which of the following best describes climate?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

37.

In North Carolina, the wind is blowing from the north. If the wind changes direction and begins to blow from the south, what will most likely result?

a)

the temperatures will increase

b)

the temperatures will decrease

c)

the air pressure will increase

d)

the wind speeds will decrease

38.

Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?

a)

the jet stream winds blow storms from east to west

b)

the jet stream winds blow storms from west to east

c)

cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east

d)

warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the west

39.

One morning, a student notices that the grass in the area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?

a)

during the night, water had evaporated from the trees in the area

b)

the air above the ground became warmer during the night an caused precipitation

c)

when the air cooled above the ground during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass

d)

the grass soaked up water from the ground during the night

40.

Which best describes the cause of day-to-day weather changes?

a)

the rotation of Earth

b)

the size of Earth

c)

moving air masses

d)

action of the winds

41.

Students report that the sky in their area has mostly cirrus clouds. What are most likely the weather conditions in the area?

a)

rainy

b)

cold

c)

windy

d)

fair

42.

Which best describes a hurricane?

a)

a low-pressure weather system

b)

a high-pressure weather system

c)

a cold front

d)

a stationary front

43.

Which instrument is best used to predict weather changes?

a)

a hygrometer

b)

a anemometer

c)

a thermometer

d)

a barometer

44.

On a June day, a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass in North Carolina. What will most likely happen next?

a)

rain will fall

b)

cirrus clouds will form

c)

skies will clear

d)

atmospheric pressure will rise

45.

Which is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?

a)

the Gulf Stream

b)

the prevailing westerlies

c)

the southeast trade winds

d)

the jet stream

46.

What causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

a)

Particles in the atmosphere reflect energy from the Sun downward

b)

The Sun radiates energy that passes through space & the atmosphere to your skin.

c)

Hot particles from the Sun still carry some heat when they reach your skin.

d)

The solar wind carries heated air from the Sun’s atmosphere to Earth’s surface.

47.

Which best describes the flow of heat?

a)

A. From a larger object to a smaller object

b)

From a cooler object to a warmer object

c)

From a warmer object to a cooler object

d)

From a warmer object to a warmer object

48.

You hold a bowl of hot soup that warms your hands; this is

a)

A. Radiation

b)

B. Conduction

c)

C. Convection

d)

D. Conviction

49.

Steam from a hot bowl of soup warms your face as you lean over it; this is

a)

A. Radiation

b)

B. Conduction

c)

C. Convection

d)

D. Conviction

50.

Why is it better to have a cooking pot with a plastic handle instead of a metal handle?

a)

A. Plastic looks better than metal.

b)

B. . Plastic is not a good conductor of heat

c)

C. Plastic washes easier than metal.

d)

D. Plastic is a good conductor of heat