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Water Cycle Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

the Sun

b)

the Earth

c)

water

d)

the Moon

2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
4.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
5.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
6.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
7.
What does groundwater do?
a)
It sends water to our buildings, houses, and water transplant places
b)
to the sky
c)
to the sun
d)
To the Earth's surfaces
8.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
11.
How much of Earth's freshwater is available for use?
a)
97%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
1%
12.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
13.
How much of our planet's water is saltwater?
a)
75%
b)
1%
c)
99%
d)
97%
14.
Rain soaks into the ground
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Throughflow
d)
Surface runoff
15.

The water cycle has no start or end

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In our Water Cycle Game/Simulation, where did most students end up spending their time? (2 answers)

a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Soil

17.

When water travels through soil and rock

a)

condensation

b)

infiltration

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

18.

Water cycle

a)

the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

b)

the giving off of water vapor by plants

c)

to unload or empty the contents of something

d)

the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

19.

Evaporation

a)

the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

b)

the giving off of water vapor by plants

c)

to unload or empty the contents of something

d)

the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

20.

Transpiration

a)

the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

b)

the giving off of water vapor by plants

c)

to unload or empty the contents of something

d)

the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

21.

The process by which water vapor turns from a gas to a liquid

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

collection

d)

precipitation

22.

The diagram shows the movement of water on Earth.

What part of the water cycle is represented by number 1?

a)

transpiration

b)

infiltration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

23.

The diagram shows the movement of water on Earth.

What part of the water cycle is represented by number 2?

a)

transpiration

b)

infiltration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

24.

The diagram shows the movement of water on Earth.

What part of the water cycle is represented by number 3?

a)

transpiration

b)

infiltration

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

25.

The diagram shows the movement of water on Earth.

What part of the water cycle is represented by number 4?

a)

transpiration

b)

surface runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

26.

What is the primary energy source driving evaporation?

a)

Lightning

b)

solar radiation

c)

hydrothermal vents

d)

convection in Earth's mantle

27.

What process is demonstrated by the picture?

a)

precipitation

b)

water discharge

c)

surface runoff

d)

evaporation

28.

Put each state in order from particles closest together to particles farthest apart.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

1)
2)
3)
29.

In which state of matter are the particles the moving the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

30.

What is the process that turns a solid into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

31.

What is the process that turns a gas into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

32.

What is the process that turns a liquid into a gas?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

33.

What is the process that turns a liquid into a solid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

34.

Which process requires that energy is removed from a substance for the change to occur?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

35.

Which process requires that more energy is added to a substance for the change to occur?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensation

36.

If a liquid turns into a gas, what is happening to the amount of energy in the liquid?

a)

It is decreasing

b)

It stays the same

c)

It is increasing

37.

If a liquid turns into a solid, what is happening to the energy in the liquid?

a)

It is decreasing

b)

It stays the same

c)

It is increasing

38.

Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?

a)

the sun

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

electrical outlets

39.

What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

40.

When gas changes to a liquid it is called __________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

41.

Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school.The next day the puddle is gone.What most likely happened to the puddle of water?

a)

it melted

b)

it evaporated

c)

it precipitated

d)

it condensed

42.

As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth__________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stay the same

d)

goes up and then down

43.

Snow, rain and hail are example of_________.

a)

runoff

b)

condensation

c)

water vapor

d)

precipitation

44.

The constant movement of water from Earths surface to the atmosphere and back to Earths surface

a)

water cycle

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

water vapor

45.

Where is most of Earths fresh water found?

a)

the ocean

b)

glaciers

c)

rivers and streams

d)

underground

46.

Look at the image posted. Identify letter A

HINT: water that is pulled by gravity across land's surface, replenishing groundwater and surface water.

a)

EVAPORATION

b)

TRANSPORATION

c)

CONDENSATION

d)

PRECIPITATION

e)

RUNOFF

47.

Look at the image posted. Identify letter D

HINT: water beneath the surface of the ground

a)

CONDENSATION

b)

PRECIPITATION

c)

RUNOFF

d)

INFILTRATION

e)

GROUNDWATER

48.

Look at the image posted. Identify letter E

HINT: evaporation of water through the leaves of plants

a)

EVAPORATION

b)

TRANSIRATION

c)

CONDENSATION

d)

PRECIPITATION

e)

RUNOFF

49.

What is the process that causes clouds to form?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

50.

Which scenarios will not happen to a drop of water after it falls as rain on the ground.

a)

It can runoff a slope to a pond or river.

b)

It can instantly become groundwater.

c)

It can be stored as ice or snow.

d)

It can slowly filter through the soil.

51.

Most of Earth's surface is covered with water. Only 2.5% of Earth's global water is freshwater. Of all the freshwater on Earth, 78% is frozen. Where is most of Earth's water found?

a)

glaciers

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

52.

Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

a)

in areas near melting glaciers

b)

in areas near the equator

c)

in areas with the highest temperatures

d)

in areas where there is little rainfall

53.
Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?
a)
in aquifers
b)
in rivers and streams
c)
in the ocean
d)
in icecaps and glaciers
54.
Which of the following happens when the polar ice caps melt?
a)
headlands become valleys
b)
tectonic plates move
c)
sea levels fall
d)
sea levels rise
55.

Aquifers are sources of

a)

freshwater, which is used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops.

b)

saltwater, which is pushed through turbines to make energy.

c)

oil, which is drilled from the aquifer and used to power homes.

d)

silica, which is used to make glass and paper products.

56.

Why are oceans a major part of the water cycle?

a)

because they are large bodies of salt water that easily evaporate salt into the air

b)

because they are large bodies of salt water that fresh water can be evaporated from

c)

because the salt water condenses easily to become a gas in the air

d)

because the salt water runs off onto land to fill lakes and streams

57.

Tanya makes a table with the weather conditions at a body of water for five days. What day did the body of water most likely evaporate the fastest?

a)

Friday

b)

Thursday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Monday

58.

Where does most drinking water come from?

a)

reservoirs

b)

lakes

c)

groundwater

d)

oceans

59.

Which pie chart shows the relative proportions of Earth's water in each location?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface. What can be concluded from this image?

a)

Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in groundwater.

b)

Most of the the water available on Earth is drinkable.

c)

Most of the water available on earth is not drinkable

d)

Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in oceans.

61.

The picture below shows the polar ice caps in the Arctic sea. What will happen to the ice caps if the Sun's energy gets stronger?

a)

The ice will become much colder, causing

clouds to form less rainfall.

b)

The ice will become much harder, causing

clouds to form more rainfall.

c)

The ice will become water, then the water will

become vapor.

d)

The ice will become vapor, then the vapor will

become water.

62.

Why is the ice melting in picture Y, but not picture

X?

a)

The Sun's energy is heating the ice and turning

it into water.

b)

The Sun's energy is heating the water and

turning it into ice.

c)

The clouds are heating the ice and turning it into

water

d)

The clouds are heating the water and turning it

into ice.

63.

If the sky was clear in picture X, then the snow on

top of the mountain would

a)

take in heat energy from the Sun and turn into

ice.

b)

give off heat energy to the Sun and turn into a

liquid.

c)

give off heat energy to the Sun and turn into a

gas.

d)

take in heat energy from the Sun and turn into a

liquid.

64.

The model below shows the water cycle. What is the purpose of this model?

a)

to show how severe weather forms in the water

cycle

b)

to illustrate how water travels from Earth's

surface into the atmosphere and back to Earth's

surface again

c)

to show how Earth's water formed billions of

years ago

d)

to illustrate how some water is lost on Earth as

some of it never returns to Earth's surface once

it evaporates

65.

Which of the following terms refers to all of

Earth's water?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

dew point

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

66.

Where does most of the water evaporation on

Earth come from?

a)

surface lakes

b)

transpiring plants

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

67.

Wyatt takes a bottle of juice out of the

refrigerator. He notices that water begins to form

on the outside of the bottle. Which of the

following explains why the water started to form?

a)

Evaporation occurs on the bottle because the

room is cooler than the bottle.

b)

The bottle is freezing because the room is

cooler the bottle.

c)

The bottle is melting because the room is

warmer than the bottle.

d)

Condensation forms on the bottle because the

room is warmer than the bottle.

68.

Which of the following is the cup in the picture

NOT modeling?

a)

condensation caused by cooled water

b)

clouds

c)

the heat produced by the Sun

d)

rainfall

69.

What would happen if the lamp were removed

from this model?

a)

The clay in the mountain would harden more

quickly.

b)

The ice would continue to stay frozen in the cup

and not change states.

c)

The water at the bottom of the aquarium would

evaporate more slowly.

d)

The temperature of the aquarium would greatly

increase.

70.

What would NOT happen if another lamp were

added to the model?

a)

The ice would melt more quickly because of the

extra heat.

b)

More clay would form and the mound would get

higher.

c)

The temperature inside the aquarium would

increase.

d)

More water in the aquarium would turn into a

gas more quickly.

71.

Rain, snow melt, or other water that flows in surface streams, rivers, or canals.

a)

condensation

b)

surface runoff

c)

humidity

d)

evaporation

72.

What process is happening in number 6?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

73.

What is number 1 in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

74.

The process in which some water within plants evaporates into the atmosphere.

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

75.

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

76.

The movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

a)

rock cycle

b)

continental drift

c)

water cycle

d)

humidty

77.

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

a)

humidity

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

78.

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface.

a)

accumulation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

surface runoff

79.

The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor.

a)

surface runoff

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

80.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
81.
What is the definition of sublimation?
a)
a chemical process where a solid turns into a gas without going through a liquid stage
b)
the process of a liquid changing into a gas
82.
What is evaporization?
a)
a gas becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a gas becoming a solid
d)
a liquid becoming a gas
83.

When warm, evaporated air rises, it cools and begins to turn into liquid again. This part of the water cycle is called:

a)

a: transpiration

b)

b: precipitation

c)

c: runoff

d)

d: condensation

84.

When moisture is released from the leaves of trees into the air it is called:

a)

a: transpiration

b)

b: evaporation

c)

c: precipitation

d)

d: runoff

85.

What does condensation look like in the sky?

a)

It looks like rain

b)

It looks like clouds

c)

It looks like a tornado

d)

I see it on my windows

86.

What process is happening step A?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

87.

Besides precipitation, what other step of the water cycle is driven by Gravity?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Run-off

88.
In the water cycle, what happens during evaporation?
a)
Water vapor changes to liquid water.
b)
Water falls to the ground from clouds.
c)
Liquid water changes to water vapor. 
d)
Water flows over the ground. 
89.
In the water cycle, the sun provides
a)
energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
b)
water for evaporation to happen. 
c)
energy to produce electricity. 
d)
water for condensation to happen. 
90.
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are all examples of 
a)
evaporation.
b)
condensation. 
c)
weathering. 
d)
precipitation. 
91.
What is the water cycle?
a)
When water rides a bike. 
b)
The movement of water between Earth's surface and atmosphere. 
c)
How water is created. 
d)
How water is destroyed. 
92.
What is condensation?
a)
the change of water from a gas to a liquid. 
b)
the change of water from a liquid to a gas. 
c)
the change of water from a solid to a gas. 
d)
the change of water from gas to a solid. 
93.
Why is the sun important to the water cycle?
a)
The sun provides electricity for the water to flow to earth. 
b)
The sun provides Earth with light and heat energy to make the cycle work. 
c)
The plays no role in the water cycle. 
d)
The sun creates runoff for the water cycle to begin. 
94.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
95.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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