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Water Cycle Vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process where water moves between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Water Cycle

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

2.

The change from a gas to a liquid.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

groundwater

3.

The change from a liquid to a gas.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

aquifer

4.

The mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.

a)

groundwater

b)

precipitation

c)

Atmosphere

d)

condensation

5.

Water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, and hail.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

atmosphere

d)

precipitation

6.

Water that is stored underground.

a)

Runoff

b)

Aquifer

c)

groundwater

d)

Pond

7.

Water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across the Earth's surface.

a)

River

b)

runoff

c)

Stream

d)

Ocean

8.

A body of rock that stores groundwater.

a)

Runoff

b)

spring

c)

aquifer

d)

atmosphere

9.

Which is an example of a tw0-dimensional model.

a)

A globe

b)

A GPS

c)

A map

10.

Which is an example of a three_dimensional model?

a)

A GPS

b)

A globe

c)

A map

11.

A statement made by a scientist that tells what he or she predicts the outcome to be.

a)

inference

b)

conclusion

c)

hypothesis

d)

question

12.

An untested conclusion based on observations.

a)

hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

inference

d)

question

13.

the falling to Earth of any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist)

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

run-off

d)

water vapor

14.

the forming of tiny droplets of water as water vapor cools

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

ground water

15.

process in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

water cycle

16.

water found beneath Earth's surface

a)

surface water

b)

water cycle

c)

ground water

d)

condensation

17.

water contained in places such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and reservoirs

a)

ground water

b)

surface water

c)

condensation

d)

water cycle

18.

process in which water moves from the oceans to the air to the ground and finally back to the oceans

a)

ground water

b)

surface water

c)

water cycle

d)

condensation

19.

water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and oceans.

a)

ground water

b)

surface water

c)

water cycle

d)

run-off

20.

the gas formed when water evaporates

a)

ground water

b)

surface water

c)

water cycle

d)

water vapor

21.

the layer of air that surrounds the Earth

a)

water cycle

b)

water vapor

c)

atmosphere

d)

cloud

22.

a mass of tiny droplets of water that condensed from the air

a)

cloud

b)

water vapor

c)

atmosphere

d)

evaporation