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Water Cycle Generation Genius Challenge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

3.

Which example is a form of precipitation?

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

4.

Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Run-off

c)

Temperature

d)

Transpiration

5.

How does water get from the clouds back to the ground? Think carefully!

a)

evaporates into the clouds

b)

rain, sleet, hail, and snow

c)

melts from icebergs

6.

What process formed the clouds inside the bottles? Think about what happened when he boiled the water inside the barrel.

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

7.

What is the process of water falling out of the atmosphere?

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water collection

d)

Cloud formation

8.

___ is water vapor condensing around dust particles into liquid water in the atmosphere.

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water collection

d)

Cloud formation

9.

Which of the following is driven by energy from the sun?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Groundwater flow

d)

Water collection

10.

Which of the following is driven by energy from gravity?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing

11.

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

a)

A) Wind

b)

B) The Sun

c)

C) The Moon

d)

D) Ocean Currents

12.

Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?

a)

A) Evaporation

b)

B) Condensation

c)

C) Precipitation

d)

D) Transpiration

13.

In the water cycle, what is the term for water moving across the surface of the Earth into bodies of water?

a)

A) Infiltration

b)

B) Runoff

c)

C) Percolation

d)

D) Sublimation

14.

Which of the following best describes the process of transpiration?

a)

A) Water vapor released from oceans

b)

B) Water vapor released from plants

c)

C) Water vapor forming clouds

d)

D) Water vapor condensing into rain

15.

What role do plants play in the water cycle?

a)

A) They absorb water from the atmosphere

b)

B) They release water vapor through transpiration

c)

C) They prevent water from evaporating

d)

D) They store water in their leaves