WorksheetsWater Cycle
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?
a)
Plants
b)
Animals
c)
Electrical Outlet
d)
The sun
2.
What is evaporation?
a)
Water freezes
b)
Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid.
c)
Water gets warm & changes from liquid water to water vapor.
d)
Plants take in water from the soil.
3.
What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
Transpiration
4.
From where does most water evaporate?
a)
Oceans
b)
Lakes
c)
Puddles
d)
Ponds
5.
What is the only compound in nature that can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
d)
Hydrogen
6.
What are the three main stages of the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
b)
Condensation, precipitation, hibernation
c)
Precipitation, dehydration, evaporation
d)
Transpiration, dehydration, condensation
7.
Where is water vapor found?
a)
In the air around you
b)
In your breath
c)
Steam from a kettle
d)
All of the above
8.
What is the correct term for plants releasing water from their leaves, which then evaporates?
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Evaporation
d)
Precipitation
9.
Where does some water from the water cycle collect underground?
a)
Aquafers
b)
Aqua Parks
c)
Aquariums
d)
Aqueducts
10.
The picture shows a glass of cold water. Where did the water on the outside come from?
a)
It leaked through the glass.
b)
The glass is in the transpiration stage
c)
It condensed from the warmer air meeting the cold glass
d)
The water is precipitating through the glass.
11.
What is an example of water pollution.
a)
Oil Spills
b)
Littering on beaches
c)
Drinking water everyday
d)
Industrial toxics filtered and dumped into water supply
12.
Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school. Next day it is gone. What happened?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
13.
What would help to conserve water?
a)
Turn off faucet when brushing teeth.
b)
Run the dish washer after every meal.
c)
Take shorter showers
d)
Wash the car on the lawn
14.
What is the term used for the constant cycle of water.
a)
Recycle
b)
Conserve (Save)
c)
Destory
15.
Ann only washes her sweater after she has worn it several times. This helps the environment by
a)
Conserving Water
b)
Reusing Water
c)
Recycling Water
d)
Wasting Water
16.
Precipitation includes sleet and hail
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The water cycle is
a)
stagnant (no flow)
b)
continuous flow
18.
What happens if there is no water cycle on earth?
a)
No Ice
b)
Die :(
c)
Humans can survive without water.
19.
What is another name for the water cycle?
a)
Liquid cycle
b)
Cycle
c)
Hydrological Cycle
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