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Water Cycle Pre/ Post Assessment
1. Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school. The next day the puddle is gone. What most likely
happened to the puddle of water?
A) It condensed
B) It evaporated.
C) It precipitated.
D) It melted.
2. Water vapor cools and forms visible droplets of water in which stage of the water cycle?
A) run-off
B) evaporation
C) precipitation
D) condensation
3. What causes the precipitation stage of the water cycle?
A) water seeps into the ground or runs off into larger bodies of water
B) water is heated causing it to change into water vapor
C) small water droplets are heated causing it to snow
D) water vapor is cooled forming larger, more visible droplets
4. Rain that returns to lakes or oceans is referred to as_________.
A) Precipitation
B) Runoff
C) Condensation
D) Evaporation
5. When liquid water evaporates into the air it becomes a gas known as _________.
A) condensation
B) Precipitation
C) Dew
D) Water vapor
6. When precipitation occurs in above freezing temperatures the result is __________.
A) Sleet
B) Snow
C) Rain
D) Hail
7. What makes the water cycle possible?
A) moon
B) sun
C) tides
D) mars
8. We have the same amount of water on the earth as we did a million years ago?
A) False
B) True
9. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail is:
A) Runoff
B) condensation
C) Precipitation
D) Evaporation
10. When a liquid turns into a vapor, the process is called:
A) Runoff
B) Evaporation
C) condensation
D) Precipitation
11. When a vapor turns into a liquid, the process is called:
A) Precipitation
B) condensation
C) Runoff
D) Evaporation
12. When water goes back to the ocean, this process is called:
A) Evaporation
B) Runoff
C) Precipitation
D) condensation
13. When water falls back to the earth, the process is called:
A) condensation
B) Precipitation
C) Runoff
D) Evaporation
14. Most of Earth’s water is located:
A. Lakes
B.Rivers
C. Streams
D. Oceans
15 What percentage of Earth’s water is located in freshwater
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Less than 5%
10%
25%
50%
75%
16. Liquid that is produced by filtering through a landfill is called:
A. Leakage
B. Leachate
C . Runoff
D. Transpiration
17. Most of Earth’s freshwater is located in:
A. Rivers
B. Ice caps
C. Groundwater
D. Clouds
18. On the diagram below, write the following terms in the correct places: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, water
vapor, and liquid droplets (note: words may be used more than once).
19. Describe in detail how a cloud, such as the cloud pictured in the diagram above, is formed using the following terms:
thermal energy (heat), evaporation, condensation, cool, water droplets. Underline each term used in your response.
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20. Should humans be concerned about the amount of freshwater available for use in the world? Explain your answer.
You may want to include the following information in your writing: Discuss the amount of water on the Earth. Where is
most of it located? Where is most of Earth’s freshwater located? How much freshwater is available for humans? Has
the amount of freshwater been changing over the years? Explain your answer.
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