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Water cycle

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we need water for?

a)

drinking

b)

washing ourselves in the bath

c)

reading a book

d)

watering our plants

2.

Which is the part of the water cycle?

a)

water evaporates into water vapour

b)

water comes down as rain precipitation

c)

water turns into sugar

d)

water cools down into droplet and forms clouds condensation

3.

The water cycle starts with the energy from the______

a)

oceans

b)

plants

c)

sun

d)

wind

4.

Evaporation is when _________________________________________________________

a)

water freezes

b)

water changes 

from a gas to a 

liquid   

c)

water changes 

from liquid to a 

gas

d)

 plants use the 

water from the rain

5.

Constant movement of water is called________

a)

water runoff 

b)

     precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

the water cycle

6.

The water that falls from the clouds is_____

a)

evaporation

b)

  condensation 

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation 

7.

What happens when the sun heats the earth's water?

a)

it turns to a solid

b)

it turns to a gas

c)

it turns into a liquid

d)

nothing

8.

The stages of the water cycle are...

(think of the first stage)

a)

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

b)

condensation

water vapor

precipitation

c)

wind

transpiration

sun

d)

clouds

precipitation

evaporation

9.

Puddles that disappear on a hot day is an example of......

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

10.

Dew is a form of __________

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

11.

What happens when warm air with water droplets meet cold air and become visible?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

12.

These are examples of what?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

13.

This is an example of ......

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

14.

What is this an example of?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

15.

What is this an example of?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

16.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

17.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

18.

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

a)

heats up and becomes liquid water

b)

cools off and becomes liquid water

c)

freezes and becomes ice

d)

rains on the land

19.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

20.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
21.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
22.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

23.

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

24.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
25.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
26.

When water changes from a liquid to a solid it is known as...

a)

melting.

b)

condensation.

c)

freezing.

d)

evaporation.

27.

In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

Over the mountains

c)

Over the rainforest

d)

Over the desert

28.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

29.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

30.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
31.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
32.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
33.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

34.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

35.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

36.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
37.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
38.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

39.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
40.

Is precipitation any form of water that falls back to earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.
The most common form of precipitation in the summer is...
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
42.

When clouds fill with water and can't hold anymore, the water falls from the clouds as -

a)

precipitation

b)

clouds

43.
How much salt water covers the earth?
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
d)
85%
44.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
45.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
46.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
47.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
48.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
49.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
50.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
51.
The sun's energy 
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
52.
The land on earth covers approximately 
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
53.
More evaporation occurs 
a)
at night 
b)
during the day 
54.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
55.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
56.
When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
a)
precipitation 
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
57.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation

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