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Water Cycle

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

a)

how long it has been in a place

b)

if it is being used for anything

c)

what temperature it is

d)

what cup it is in

2.

In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of ____?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

3.

In the condensation stage of the water cycle, tiny drops of water combine together to form ______.

a)

clouds

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

rain

4.

The _______ is the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation.

a)

water vapor

b)

heat

c)

water cycle

5.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter A?

a)

condensation

b)

collection

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

6.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter B?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

collection

7.

There are three stages of the water cycle in the picture. What's happening in letter C?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

8.

What do we call the gas form of water as it changes from liquid to gas during evaporation?

a)

water cycle

b)

ice

c)

water vapor

d)

infilitration

9.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
10.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
11.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
12.

This provides the power to keep the water cycle running.

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The wind

d)

living things

13.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
14.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
15.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
16.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
17.
More evaporation occurs 
a)
at night 
b)
during the day 
18.

Most evaporation comes from

a)

the ocean

b)

rivers

c)

plants

d)

swimming pools

19.

More precipitation falls into the ocean than anywhere else on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Which cloud is a thin, wispy cloud?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Hail
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulus
21.
Which cloud type is white and puffy and looks like pieces of floating cotton?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cotton balls
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cirrus
22.

Snow forms when the temperature is below freezing.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Air _____ influences the weather by determining what type of precipitation will fall to the ground.

a)

pressure

b)

speed

c)

humidity

d)

temperature

24.

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail and tornadoes?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

25.

Which fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are usually present during fair weather?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

26.
A student observes and records cloud cover throughout the day. Which event could the student most likely predict if they observe increasing cumulonimbus clouds?
a)
The area will have sunny skies.
b)
The area will have precipitation.
c)
The area will have cooler temperatures.
d)
The area will have warmer temperatures.
27.
If the temperature is 30°F, in which form will precipitation most likely be?
a)
fog
b)
hail
c)
rain
d)
snow
28.
Why is it important to know the different types of clouds?
a)
Clouds can indicate the time of day that it is.
b)
Clouds can indicate the type of weather that will occur.
c)
Clouds can indicate the temperature of different layers of the atmosphere.
29.

# 2 is which type of cloud.

a)

altocumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulocirrus

d)

nimbostratus

30.

# 3 is which type of cloud.

a)

altocumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

nimbostratus

31.

# 7 is which type of cloud.

a)

altocumulus

b)

stratocumulus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

stratus

32.

# 9 is which type of cloud.

a)

altocumulus

b)

stratocumulus

c)

cumulus

d)

nimbostratus

33.

The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity is the

a)

hydrosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

geosphere

34.

I fall as rain and get blown back up into the clouds by wind, collecting more water and freezing. Once I get too heavy for wind to blow, I fall to Earth as-

a)

sleet

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

hail

35.

True or False - snow remains frozen from the time it leaves the cloud to the moment it hits the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

My temperature never gets below freezing as I fall to the ground and I remain a liquid all the way to Earth.

a)

sleet

b)

rain

c)

hail

d)

snow

e)

freezing rain

37.

Hail typically occurs during which TWO types of weather?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
38.

I am confused with freezing rain, but that freezes once it hits the ground. I start frozen, melt through warm air, then refreeze.

a)

sleet

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

hail

39.

Which claim BEST explains why some balls of hail have layers?

a)

Water that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers.

b)

Raindrops freeze from the inside out, forming one layer of ice at a time.

c)

Cracks form layers in the ball of hail when the hail hits the ground.

d)

Each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added.

40.

Which of these best shows the correct sequence that forms sleet?

a)

rain falls --> freezes --> melts

b)

snow falls --> melts --> stays melted

c)

snow falls --> melts --> freezes again

d)

rain falls --> freezes --> gets blow backup --> melts --> falls again --> refreezes --> repeats multiple times

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