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WorksheetsUnit 11 Water Cycle Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 41mins
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?
50%
60%
75%
80%
What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?
The Moon
The Sun
The Earth's core
Ocean currents
Fill in the blank: Earth's gravity drives _______ in the water cycle.
Melting
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
What happens to the salt when ocean water evaporates?
It evaporates with the water
It is left behind
It dissolves in the air
It forms clouds.
What is the process called when water vapor loses energy and forms small droplets of water?
Evaporation
Condensation
Crystallization
Precipitation
What is the scientific term for the process where liquid water changes into a solid as it freezes?
Condensation
Crystallization
Evaporation
Precipitation
Fill in the blank: As water droplets or ice in the atmosphere become larger, they get _______.
Lighter
Heavier
Smaller
Colder
What is the role of the Sun in the water cycle?
It causes precipitation
It causes evaporation
It causes transpiration
It causes urination.
What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back?
Water cycle
Oxygen cycle
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Liam, Sophia, and Luna are on a field trip to a natural reserve. They come across a sign that talks about aquifers. What role do aquifers play in the water cycle according to the sign?
They turn water into steam
They transport water from land to the ocean
They create hurricanes
They store water underground
Elijah and Avery are discussing the water cycle during their science project. Elijah asks, 'What is the role of the atmosphere in the water cycle?'
It transports water vapor and forms clouds
It stores water underground
It provides drinking water
It creates weather patterns
Water that flows over land into rivers, oceans, streams, etc. is known as __________.
groundwater
runoff
storage
precipitation
True or False: The water that exists today is the same water that was around when dinosaurs existed.
True
False
