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WorksheetsLesson 5: Water Cycle and Weather
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which process of the water cycle is similar to water droplets forming on grass early in the morning?
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
runoff
This is responsible for keeping water constantly moving in the water cycle?
sunlight
wind
earthquakes
molten core of Earth
All of the water on Earth makes up this?
water table
atmosphere
hydrosphere
none of these
When water changes from a liquid to a gas, it is called?
evaporation
transpiration
runoff
condensation
Most of the frozen water on Earth is found in?
groundwater
glaciers
geysers
hail
When plants lose water through pores in their leaves?
evaporation
transpiration
runoff
percolation
What effect does the sun have on surface water?
It causes it to boil
It causes it to rain
It causes it to sink
It causes it to evaporate
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Runoff
The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
In this picture, the energy from the sun is causing the water in the lake to ______________________________, and the clouds are being pulled down by _____________________________.
condensate; gravity
evaporate; gravity
transpiration; the atmosphere
What changes in the atmosphere cause dew?
Solid water on Earth's surface melts
Liquid water in the air crystallizes
Water vapor in the air condenses
Water inside plants transpire
Fog is what type of cloud:
Status
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
Evaporation and transpiration rates increase when:
Temperatures drop
Temperatures stay the same
Temperatures increase
A town in Massachusetts and a town in Maryland are both expecting precipitation. Massachusetts is experiencing average temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius, while Maryland is experiencing average temperatures of 10 degrees Celsius. What type of precipitation are each states likely to receive?
Maryland will receive snow and Massachusetts will receive rain
Maryland will receive rain and Massachusetts will receive snow
Both will receive snow
Both will receive rain
As the amount of solar energy that reaches Earth's surface increases, evaporation and condensation will do what?
Evaporation will increase, Condensation will decrease
Evaporation will decrease, Condensation will increase
Both will decrease
Both will increase
What form of precipitation is liquid?
Snow
Sleet
Hail
Rain
What form of precipitation is made up small ice crystals?
Snow
Sleet
Hail
Rain
What do cumulonimbus clouds NOT create?
Thunderstorms
Sunny days
Hail
Lightening
