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The water cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much water is wasted on earth?

a)

5%

b)

0%

c)

10%

d)

50%

2.

What are the different forms of precipitation

a)

rain

snow

sleet

hail

b)

snow

sleet

hail

runoff

c)

snow

collection

evaporation

rain

d)

rain

snow

heat

hail

3.

What is transpiration in the water cycle?

a)

The process where water vapor becomes liquid

b)

The evaporation of water from a plant's leaves, stem, or flowers

c)

When excess liquid flows across the surface of the land and into nearby creeks, streams, or ponds

d)

Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth

4.

What is the process of liquid water turning into a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

5.

What is the water cycle also known as?

a)

It's only known as the water cycle

b)

The hydrologic cycle

c)

The water system

d)

The convection cycle

6.

What is the water cycles main source of energy?

a)

Plants

b)

Water

c)

The sun

d)

The moon

7.

Where is most of the water located on earth?

a)

Oceans

b)

Glaicers

c)

Lakes

d)

Rivers

8.

What is water in a gas state called?

a)

Runoff

b)

Ice

c)

Water vapor

d)

Clouds

9.

Water is always being ______ in the water cycle.

a)

Wasted

b)

Used

c)

Broken down

d)

Recycled

10.

What is the process which water vapor changes into a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transporation

11.

What form of precipitation is formed when the air temperature is below freezing?

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Snow

d)

Hail

12.

What 3 spheres are involved with the water cycle?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

13.

What is the process of when water droplets fall out of clouds as rain. sleet, snow, and hail.

a)

Runoff

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

14.

What are clouds made of?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Tiny bits of ice

c)

Water vapor

d)

Tiny droplets of water

15.

What is the water cycle in order?(first one goes on top)

a)

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Runoff

b)

Evaporation

Precipitation

Condensation

Runoff

c)

Condensation

Evaporation

Runoff

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

Precipitation

Evaporation

Condensation