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Water Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Globally, what is true about the amount of precipitation and evaporation on Earth?

a)

evaporation > precipitation

b)

evaporation < precipitation

c)

evaporation = precipitation

d)

evaporation and precipitation vary

2.

Most water on Earth is evaporated off which surface?

a)

Oceans

b)

Mountains

c)

Continents

d)

Polar Regions

3.

What is formed when water vapor condenses in the air?

a)

A: sometimes storms and rain

b)

B: Atmosphere

c)

C: Clouds

d)

D: Both A and C

4.

Hollis the Goat is wearing a hat because he believes what part of the water cycle is about to happen?

a)

transpiration

b)

infiltration

c)

precipitation

d)

run-off

5.

Which best describes what happens on continents?

a)

They gain more water through precipitation than they evaporate off

b)

They have equal amounts of precipitation and evaporation

c)

They evaporate off more water than they gain through precipitation

d)

They vary a lot in the amount of precipitation and evaporation

6.

When water evaporates off a wet shirt, what do the water molecules do?

a)

A: The molecules break up into atoms

b)

B: The molecules gain energy and evaporate into the air

c)

C: The molecules change states from a liquid to a gas

d)

D: B and C are correct

e)

E: A, B, and C are all correct

7.

Which best describes how water drains away from OMS and then out of Lake Minnetonka?

a)

It drains directly south through the lake and then south out of Minnehaha creek

b)

It drains in an eastward direction and then east out Minnehaha creek

c)

It drains south through the lake and then west out of Minnehaha creek

d)

It drains in a westward direction and then west out of Minnehaha creek

8.

Which watersheds or regions drain water from your house to the nearest ocean?

a)

Water from my yard drains through the Upper Mississippi to Ohio to Mid Atlantic watersheds to the Atlantic

b)

Water from my yard drains through the Great lakes watershed to the Atlantic

c)

Water from my yard drains through the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mississippi watersheds then out the Gulf of Mexico

9.

Minnesota is a land of 10,000 lakes and has lots of water. How does most of the water arrive in Minnesota?

a)

By air

b)

By sea

c)

By land

d)

By groundwater

10.

According to the SPLASH reading that we read in class, how many gallons of water does the average American use for drinking, washing, and other home uses per day?

a)

30-50 gallons

b)

80-100 gallons

c)

50-80 gallons

d)

100-150 gallons

11.

What percent of water on Earth can humans use and where is most of it located?

a)

99% and it is in the oceans

b)

1% and it is in the ground

c)

0.86% in lakes and 0.02% in rivers

12.

On the diagram, what is happening at #8?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Run-Off

13.

On the diagram, what is happening at #3?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Run-Off

14.

On the diagram, what is happening at #4?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Run-Off

15.

On the diagram, what is happening at #1?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Run-Off

16.

On the diagram, what is happening at #6?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Run-Off

17.

Gravity and _ are the two main forces/energy sources that move water through the water cycle.

(a)  

18.

Clouds are made up of what state of water?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

19.

How much water does the average American use for drinking, washing, and other home uses per day?

a)

30-50 gallons

b)

50-80 gallons

c)

80-100 gallons

d)

100-150 gallons