Free Printable Water Cycle Test

1.

1. What percentage of our planet is covered in water?

a)

a) 85%

b)

b) 90%

c)

c) 71%

2.

2. What is the hydrosphere?

a)

a) The name of all the air on Earth

b)

b) The name of all the water on Earth

c)

c) The name of all the land on Earth

3.

3. What is saltwater?

a)

a) Water with high amounts of salt

b)

b) Water with low amounts of salt

c)

c) Water with no salt

4.

4. Where can saltwater be found?

a)

a) Oceans and seas

b)

b) Lakes and rivers

c)

c) Ponds and streams

5.

5. Which living things can be found in saltwater habitats?

a)

a) Frogs and turtles

b)

b) Elephants and lions

c)

c) Seagrass, sharks, and whales

6.

6. Where can freshwater be found?

a)

a) Salt flats

b)

b) Lakes, streams, rivers, and glaciers

c)

c) Deserts

7.

7. What type of water is an ocean made up of?

a)

a) Freshwater

b)

b) Saltwater

c)

c) Distilled water

8.

8. What type of water is a glacier made up of?

a)

a) Freshwater

b)

b) Saltwater

c)

c) Distilled water

9.

9. What is the process called that describes the movement of water from Earth's surface into the air, onto land, into the ground, and back to the surface?

a)

a) The Water Cycle

b)

b) The Rock Cycle

c)

c) The Carbon Cycle

10.

10. For how many years has the same water been recycled on Earth?

a)

a) 100 thousand years

b)

b) 500 million years

c)

c) 4 billion years

11.

11. What drives the water cycle?

a)

a) The Moon

b)

c) The Sun

c)

d) The Stars

12.

12. What happens to water after it evaporates?

a)

a) It turns into ice

b)

b) It condenses

c)

c) It freezes

13.

13. What is the process called when water falls back to the ground?

a)

a) Precipitation

b)

b) Condensation

c)

c) Percolation

14.

14. What happens to water AFTER it condenses?

a)

a) It falls as precipitation

b)

c) It stays in the clouds

c)

d) It turns into vapor

15.

15. What happens to water when its temperature changes?

a)

a) It changes form.

b)

b) It changes taste.

16.

16. What is the process called when water vapor cools and forms clouds?

a)

a) Transpiration

b)

b) Evaporation

c)

c) Condensation

17.

17. Which process in the water cycle involves water moving from plants to the atmosphere?

a)

a) Runoff

b)

b) Transpiration

c)

c) Precipitation

18.

18. What is the term for water flowing over the ground into bodies of water?

a)

a) Transpiration

b)

b) Runoff

c)

c) Condensation

19.

19. Which process describes water soaking into the ground?

a)

a) Precipitation

b)

b) Infiltration

20.

20. What is precipitation?

a)

a) Only hail that falls to Earth's surface

b)

b) Any type of water that falls to Earth's surface

c)

c) Only snow that falls to Earth's surface

21.

21. Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation?

a)

a) Snow

b)

b) Rain

c)

c) Sunshine

22.

22. What is the process called that changes water from a liquid to a gas because of heat(the sun)?

a)

a) Evaporation

b)

c) Precipitation

c)

d) Freezing

23.

23. What is the process called when water vapor cools to become liquid water, forming clouds?

a)

b) Precipitation

b)

c) Condensation

c)

d) Evaporation

24.

24. What is runoff?

a)

a) The freezing of water into ice

b)

b) The movement of water on land because of gravity

c)

c) The absorption of water into the soil

25.

25. Where is water stored after infiltration?

a)

a) In oceans

b)

b) In rivers

c)

c) As groundwater

26.

What is the main source of energy that causes water to evaporate from Earth's surface?

a)

a) Wind

b)

b) The Sun

c)

c) The Moon

27.

Which of the following is a freshwater habitat?

a)

c) Sea

b)

a) Ocean

c)

b) River

28.

What is the process called when water changes from a gas back into a liquid?

a)

c) Precipitation

b)

b) Condensation

c)

a) Evaporation

29.

What is transpiration in the water cycle?

a)

c) The process where water flows into the ocean

b)

b) The process where water freezes into ice

c)

a) The process where plants release water vapor into the air

30.

Which of the following is NOT a stage of the water cycle?

a)

a) Condensation

b)

b) Photosynthesis

c)

c) Precipitation

31.

What is the main difference between freshwater and saltwater?

a)

b) Freshwater is always frozen, while saltwater is always liquid

b)

c) Freshwater is found only in oceans, while saltwater is found in rivers

c)

a) Freshwater contains little or no salt, while saltwater has high salt content

32.

Match the following

a)

Evaporation

1.

A

b)

Condensation

2.

B

c)

Precipitation

3.

C

d)

Transpiration

4.

D

e)

Groundwater

5.

E

33.

Label the water cycle diagram using the labels below

a)

Collection

b)

Run off

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

e)

Evaporation

f)

Transpiration

1

2

3

4

5

6

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

34.

Label the Water Cycle Diagram

a)

Surface Runoff

b)

Groundwater

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Condensation

f)

Transpiration

1

2

3

4

5

6

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

Water Cycle Test

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 29mins

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