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Water Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When plants add water vapor to the air

a)

Precipitation

b)

Runoff

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Transpiration

2.

When water is heated it ....

a)

explodes

b)

evaporates

c)

melts

d)

condenses

3.

Rain would be an example of....

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

ground water

d)

runoff

4.

Water sticks to a cold windshield because of

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

hypertension

5.

If the surface runoff is full of pollutants, what will likely happen?

a)

Contaminated groundwater

b)

accidental fire

c)

3 eyed fish

d)

birds will die

6.

Which is not an example of precipitation?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

lake

7.

To defog a windshield, the driver should:

a)

use a paper towel

b)

use a defogger spray

c)

heat the windshield

d)

cool the windshield

8.

What makes the Great Smoky Mountains smoky?

a)

transpiration

b)

forest fires

c)

trash fires

d)

snow

9.

What causes clouds?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

heat loss

d)

precipitation

10.

Which two things bring humidity up to the atmosphere?

a)

temperature and height

b)

transpiration and evaporation

c)

precipitation and evaporation

d)

ground water and runoff

11.

What could happen if farms and golf courses use too many chemicals and fertilizers?

a)

explosion

b)

Two-Face

c)

polluted drinking water

d)

condensation

12.

What is the main cause of sinkholes in Florida?

a)

taking a lot of ground water

b)

skunk ape

c)

chemicals

d)

earthquakes

13.

Which things are dependent on the water cycle?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

humans

d)

all of the choices

14.

A cold bottle of Coke is immediately covered in water at the BBQ. What causes this?

a)

condensation

b)

hypertension

c)

they go together

d)

transpiration

15.

Clouds are formed because of

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

surface runoff

d)

precipitation

16.

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

a)

32%

b)

54%

c)

71%

d)

98%

17.

What range represents the percentage of the human body that is made up of water?

a)

20-30%

b)

30-40%

c)

50-60%

d)

70-80%

18.

What is the least amount of water a human needs in one day to survive?

a)

1 gallon

b)

32 ounces

c)

half gallon

d)

2 cups

19.

What makes water always run downhill?

a)

intimidation

b)

gravity

c)

hydrosphere

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

20.

Flooding may occur in which part of the water cycle?

a)

surface runoff

b)

condensation

c)

groundwater

d)

precipitation