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Water cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes water vapor to move?
a)
wind 
b)
snow
c)
water
d)
lava
2.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
3.

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

a)

The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

b)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

c)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

d)

The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

4.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
5.

what is the correct sequence of the water cycle ?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

6.

one of the factors affect the water cycle is...............

a)

air temperature

b)

glaciers

c)

animals

d)

ground water

7.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
8.

What phase of the water cycle is #4?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

9.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
10.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
11.

water vapor condenses and come together to form

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

12.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
13.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
14.

______ is rain that freezes before it reaches Earth surface

a)

Snow

b)

Hail

c)

Sleet

d)

Rain

15.
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