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Water Cycle 5th

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Water vapor is water in which form?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
tiny droplets
2.
When does water evaporate fastest?
a)
at room temperature
b)
on a warm day
c)
on a hot day
d)
on a cold day
3.

What is it called when a gas cools down and turns into a cloud?

a)
evaporation
b)
freezing
c)
boiling
d)
condensation
4.

Where did the water droplets on the outside of this cold mug come from?

a)
dishwasher
b)
water inside mug
c)
water vapor in the air
d)
refrigerator
5.
What are clouds made out of?
a)

birds

b)

tiny water droplets

c)

snow

d)

cotton

6.

When water warms up, forms water vapor, what process is happening?

a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
freezing
d)
melting
7.
How old is most of the water we drink today?
a)

100 years

b)
millions of years
c)
a few months
d)
a few weeks
8.
What do you call water vapor that has condensed onto grass?
a)
rain
b)
fog
c)
sap
d)
dew
9.
What is the constant motion of water condensing and evaporating all around us called?
a)
aquatic cycle
b)
water migration
c)
distillation apparatus
d)
water cycle
10.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
11.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
12.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
13.

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

14.

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

15.

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

16.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
17.

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

18.

During evaporation water changes from ...

a)

water vapor (gas) to liquid

b)

liquid to water vapor (gas)

c)

water vapor (gas) to solid ice

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.

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

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

21.

Water falls from the sky in...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

22.

_____________________ 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

23.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
24.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as evaporation?

a)
condensation
b)

snow

c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
25.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
27.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

take away heat energy for precipitation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation