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FOSS Water and Climate: Investigations 3 & 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

a)

volcanoes

b)

the sun

c)

lightning

d)

wind

2.

During which stage do clouds form?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

3.

where does water go when it evaporates

a)

it turns into water vapor and goes high in the air.

b)

it turns into ice and sinks to the bottom.

c)

it remains in liquid form and stays in the same place.

d)

it transforms into steam and spreads out on the ground.

4.

How can water vapor in the air return to Earth?

a)

evaporates into the atmosphere

b)

condenses then precipitates

c)

is absorbed by plants

d)

is filtered by the soil

5.

Evaporation occurs when water changes into

a)

ice

b)

steam

c)

vapor

d)

liquid

6.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

7.

What is this scientific tool?

a)

beaker

b)

tube

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

balance

8.

The movement of water from the Earth's surface into the air and back to the surface again is called...

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Hydrological Cycle

c)

Water Circulation

d)

Atmospheric Cycle

9.

When water _________, dew forms.

a)

Evaporates

b)

Condenses

c)

Freezes

d)

Sublimates

10.

What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitating

d)

transpiration

11.

Which is the opposite of condensation?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

12.

If I wanted to live where it is warm, which climate would I choose?

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

polar

d)

arid

13.

What is      D?

a)

Runoff

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

14.

3 states of water found on earth: solid, liquid & gas, oceans, lakes & streams, evaporation, transpiration, rain, sleet & hail

a)

solid, liquid & gas

b)

steam, ice & snow

c)

water vapor, ice & mist

d)

liquid, solid & foam

15.

Where does condensation occur in the water cycle?

a)

clouds forming

b)

rivers flowing

c)

oceans evaporating

d)

rain falling

16.

What is it called when liquid changes into gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water

d)

water vapor

17.

Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

18.

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

19.

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

a)

evaporating

b)

condensing

c)

freezing

d)

sublimating

20.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration