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WorksheetsWater Cycle Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the process by which water evaporates from bodies of water and falls back to the earth as precipitation?
a)
Water cycle
b)
Water treatment
c)
seasons
d)
Waterfall
2.
What powers the water cycle?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Moon
d)
Stars
3.
What is the term for the process where water changes from liquid to vapor and rises into the atmosphere?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Collection
c)
Transpiration
d)
Condensation
4.
What is the term for the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid, forming clouds?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Collection
d)
Transpiration
5.
What is the term for water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
6.
What is the term for water that falls from the sky in the form of liquid droplets?
a)
Rain
b)
Hail
c)
Snow
d)
Sleet
7.
What term is used to describe the process by which plants absorb water through their roots and release it into the air through their leaves?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Condensation
c)
Percolation
d)
Evaporation
8.
In the water cycle, what is the process by which water flows over the land and into bodies of water like rivers and lakes?
a)
Runoff
b)
Transpiration
c)
Evaporation
d)
Percolation
9.
What is the process that involves water being collected in lakes, rivers, and oceans from precipitation?
a)
Collection
b)
Condensation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Evaporation
10.
Water in its gas form is called ____________________,
a)
water vapor
b)
precipitation
c)
ice
d)
air
11.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
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