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Water cycle

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

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The water cycle depicts the continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere and includes many different processes. Choose the correct option showing various processes involved.

Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation

Condensation, Evaporation, Transpiration, Precipitation

Precipitation, Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation

Transpiration, Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

evaporation

condensation

accumulation

precipitation

What is evaporation?

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.

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.

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.

Letter A is representing what part of the water cycle?

condensation

evaporation

accumulation

precipitation

What are clouds made out of?

water in gas form

tiny water droplets

steam

ice crystals

Forms of precipitation are

only snow

rain, snow, and hail

only rain

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?

EVAPORATION

PRECIPITATION

TRANSPIRATION

The sun's energy

changes daily

directly causes evaporation

heats the ocean before evaporation

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

snow

air

clouds

vapor

10.

When water flows back into the ocean it is called

run-off

precipitation

transpiration

11.

Letter B is representing what part of the water cycle?

condensation

evaporation

accumulation

precipitation

12.

According to this diagram, what are two methods by which water is converted to vapor? (Select TWO answers)

Condensation

Transpiration

Evaporation

Precipitation

13.

Which of the processes associated with the water cycle might be responsible for helping to clean or filter the water? (Select TWO answers)

Infiltration (also called percolation)

Transpiration

Precipitation

Runoff

14.

Which of the following are types of freshwater that can be used by people?

Select all that are true.

groundwater

ice caps and glaciers

oceans

rivers

lakes

15.

Precipitation might contribute to the addition of pollutants to rivers, lakes, and oceans because...

it carries pollutants from the atmosphere into bodies of water

it collects any pollutants that are in or on the ground in the water supply

16.

What are the three stages of water cycle?

Condensation, Hibernation,

Precipitation

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

Precipitation, Dehydration, evaporation

Transpiration, Dehydration, Condensation

17.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

condensation

evaporation

sublimation

transpiration

18.

This is a picture of

snow

rain

fog

hail

19.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

condensation

precipitation

evaporation

20.

What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid,liquid,or a gas?

oxygen

hydrogen

helium

water

21.

Runoff might contribute to the addition of pollutants to rivers, lakes, and oceans because...

it carries pollutants from the atmosphere into bodies of water

it collects any pollutants that are in or on the ground in the water supply

22.

What is the process in which clouds let water go as rainfall called?

condensation

evaporation

sublimation

infiltration

23.

During which stage do clouds form?

condensation

evaporation

precipitation

24.

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

cold

light

heavy

hot

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Water cycle

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

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