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Level 2 5.10A Vocab Water Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which image shows precipitation? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which image shows transpiration? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which image best represents solar energy? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which image shows surface runoff? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which image does NOT show an example of condensation? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which image shows an example of evaporation? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which image shows the source of energy for the water cycle? Choose the correct option labeled A–D.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What occurs during percolation?

a)

Water evaporates.

b)

Water vapor condenses.

c)

Water seeps underground.

d)

Water runs off into an ocean or lake.

9.

What is groundwater?

a)

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

b)

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

c)

Water frozen in a glacier

d)

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

10.

What is a accumulation?

a)

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

b)

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

c)

Water frozen in a glacier

d)

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

11.

What is a water vapor?

a)

Water in a liquid state

b)

Water in a solid state

c)

Water in a gas state

d)

Water that is underground

12.

What is precipitation?

a)

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

b)

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

c)

Water frozen in a glacier

d)

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

13.

What is a synonym for collection?

a)

Accumulation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water vapor

d)

Evaporation

14.

How are condensation and evaporation different?

a)

Condensation is due to cooling while evaporation is due to heating.

b)

Condensation occurs underground while evaporation occurs in the atmosphere.

c)

Condensation changes liquid water to water vapor while evaporation changes water vapor to liquid water.

d)

Condensation changes water vapor to liquid while evaporation changes liquid to water vapor.

15.

How are rain and hail different?

a)

Rain is a liquid form of condensation and hail is solid.

b)

Hail can result in runoff and rain cannot.

c)

Rain is liquid precipitation and hail is solid precipitation.

d)

Rain is caused by evaporation and hail is not.

16.

How are transpiration and evaporation similar?

a)

Both processes add water vapor to the atmosphere.

b)

Both processes occur directly after condensation.

c)

Both processes occur during precipitation.

d)

Both processes add ice to the atmosphere.

17.

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below. runoff → ? → evaporation. What term belongs in the blank?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Accumulation

18.

What must happen for condensation to occur?

a)

Heating water vapor

b)

Heating liquid water

c)

Cooling water vapor

d)

Cooling liquid water

19.

Which arrow represents the process of evaporation? Choose A, B, C, or D corresponding to the labeled arrows in the landscape scene.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

What is represented by the arrow?

a)

Rain falling into the ocean

b)

Water vapor condensing

c)

Water evaporating from the ocean

d)

Solar energy heating ocean water