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Water Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of water passing from earth, to the atmosphere, and back to earth, continuously.

a)

The Water Cycle

b)

Rain

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

2.

The process by which water from a lake, river, or ocean gets heated up by the sun.

a)

Condensation

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

3.

In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of ____?

a)

collection

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

4.

Which stage of water cycle is represented by number 4?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Collection

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

5.

Number 5 in this picture is showing

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Collection

d)

Evaporation

6.

Number 5 in this picture is showing

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Collection

d)

Evaporation

7.
Where is most water found on the Earth? 
a)
In Glaciers
b)
In Lakes
c)
In Rivers
d)
In the Ocean
8.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface? 
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Sun
c)
Lightening
d)
Wind
9.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

10.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
11.
The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from
a)
a gas to a liquid
b)
a liquid to a gas
c)
solid to a liquid
d)
a liquid to a solid
12.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
13.

Water forms on the outside of iced tea on a hot day. What process causes the water to form?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

14.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
15.
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
16.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
17.
The water cycle has no start and no end.
a)
True
b)
false
18.

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

19.

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

20.

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