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Term 1 Exam Review - Water cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

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.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

3.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
4.

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

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

5.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

6.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

7.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
8.

Is precipitation any form of water that falls back to earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

An underground area of sediment and rock that is filled with groundwater is a?

a)

watershed

b)

reservoir

c)

geyser

d)

aquifer

10.

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is called?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

blue planet

c)

atmosphere

d)

water cycle

11.

All of the water on Earth makes up this?

a)

water table

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

none of these

12.

The upper level of the groundwater is called?

a)

water table

b)

groundwater

c)

aquifer

d)

reservoir

13.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

a)

The roots get rid of excess water.

b)

Most plants DO store water.

c)

It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

14.

_ happens when water evaporates from lakes, rivers, and oceans.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

15.

_ happens when water evaporates from plants.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration