WorksheetsWater Cycle Generation Genius Challenge
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is precipitation?
Sweat from our bodies on hot days
Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet
Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens
Any form of water that falls from the sky
Water in its gas form is called ____________________,
water vapor
precipitation
ice
air
Which example is a form of precipitation?
Dew
Fog
Frost
Hail
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?
Evaporation
Run-off
Temperature
Transpiration
How does water get from the clouds back to the ground? Think carefully!
evaporates into the clouds
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
melts from icebergs
What process formed the clouds inside the bottles? Think about what happened when he boiled the water inside the barrel.
condensation
melting
evaporation
What is the process of water falling out of the atmosphere?
Groundwater flow
Precipitation
Water collection
Cloud formation
___ is water vapor condensing around dust particles into liquid water in the atmosphere.
Groundwater flow
Precipitation
Water collection
Cloud formation
Which of the following is driven by energy from the sun?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Groundwater flow
Water collection
Which of the following is driven by energy from gravity?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Freezing
What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?
A) Wind
B) The Sun
C) The Moon
D) Ocean Currents
Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?
A) Evaporation
B) Condensation
C) Precipitation
D) Transpiration
In the water cycle, what is the term for water moving across the surface of the Earth into bodies of water?
A) Infiltration
B) Runoff
C) Percolation
D) Sublimation
Which of the following best describes the process of transpiration?
A) Water vapor released from oceans
B) Water vapor released from plants
C) Water vapor forming clouds
D) Water vapor condensing into rain
What role do plants play in the water cycle?
A) They absorb water from the atmosphere
B) They release water vapor through transpiration
C) They prevent water from evaporating
D) They store water in their leaves
