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Water Cycle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What does the term "Accumulation" refer to?

a)

The process of reducing something over time

b)

A buildup or gathering of something that occurs over time

c)

The act of separating components from each other

d)

A rapid increase in number without any buildup

2.

What is condensation?

a)

Change in state of matter from a liquid to a gas

b)

Change in state of matter from a solid to a liquid

c)

Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid

d)

Change in state of matter from a liquid to a solid

3.

What is evaporation?

a)

The process of a solid changing directly into a gas

b)

The process of a gas changing into a liquid

c)

The process of a liquid changing into a solid

d)

The process of a liquid changing into a vapor or gas

4.

What is the role of the sun in the process of evaporation?

a)

The sun cools down the water

b)

The sun provides heat that turns water into water vapor

c)

The sun absorbs the water vapor

d)

The sun has no role in the process of evaporation

5.

What is fresh water?

a)

Water that is found only in rivers and lakes

b)

Water that contains high concentrations of salt

c)

Water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and ice sheets that contains low concentrations of salt

d)

Water that is only found in artificial reservoirs

6.

What is precipitation?

a)

Water that evaporates from the surface of the Earth

b)

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

c)

The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water

d)

The flow of water on the Earth's surface into bodies of water

7.

What is the water cycle?

a)

The process of heating water for domestic use

b)

The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things

c)

A method of purifying water for drinking

d)

The cycle of water being used and recycled in a household

8.

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

9.

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

a)

what cup it is in

b)

how long it has been in a place

c)

if it is being used for anything

d)

what temperature it is

10.

When water vapor binds together in the clouds, it is called:

a)

infiltration

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

evaporation