The Water Cycle Quiz 1

Test your new knowledge about the water cycle with this self-scored quiz.

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1. Placing a _______ on a hose can help conserve water.

handle

bubbler

nozzle

kink

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2. To evaporate, water molecules gain energy and move __________.

faster

slower

sideways

forward

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3. When cool air mixes with warm water vapor, the vapor condenses into _____ or water droplets.

puddles

tiny ice crystals

molecules

rain

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4. There is water in the air you are breathing, but you can’t see it because it is in the form of an invisible gas called______.

ozone

molecules

aquasphere

water vapor

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5. Rain, snow, sleet, hail, and fog are all different forms of ______.

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

transpiration

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6. Most of the water on Earth is stored in the ______.

groundwater

oceans

rivers

lakes

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7. Only _______ percent of freshwater can be easily used.

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8. Water that falls to Earth’s surface may stay in the soil, _____ a plant, flow over the ground to a river or lake, or evaporate into the atmosphere.

pass by

flood

stay by

be absorbed by

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9. Water under Earth’s surface is called ______.

surface water

groundwater

Earth water

underground water

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10. Using the process of transpiration, a tree releases 30 gallons of water every day. In one week, a tree would transpire ____ gallons of water.

200 gallons

210 gallons

150 gallons

400 gallons

The Water Cycle Quiz 1

Test your new knowledge about the water cycle with this self-scored quiz.

Question Title

* 1. Placing a _______ on a hose can help conserve water.

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* 2. To evaporate, water molecules gain energy and move __________.

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* 3. When cool air mixes with warm water vapor, the vapor condenses into _____ or water droplets.

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* 4. There is water in the air you are breathing, but you can’t see it because it is in the form of an invisible gas called______.

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* 5. Rain, snow, sleet, hail, and fog are all different forms of ______.

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* 6. Most of the water on Earth is stored in the ______.

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* 7. Only _______ percent of freshwater can be easily used.

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* 8. Water that falls to Earth’s surface may stay in the soil, _____ a plant, flow over the ground to a river or lake, or evaporate into the atmosphere.

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* 9. Water under Earth’s surface is called ______.

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* 10. Using the process of transpiration, a tree releases 30 gallons of water every day. In one week, a tree would transpire ____ gallons of water.

1. Placing a _______ on a hose can help conserve water.

2. To evaporate, water molecules gain energy and move __________.

3. When cool air mixes with warm water vapor, the vapor condenses into _____ or water droplets.

4. There is water in the air you are breathing, but you can’t see it because it is in the form of an invisible gas called______.

5. Rain, snow, sleet, hail, and fog are all different forms of ______.

6. Most of the water on Earth is stored in the ______.

7. Only _______ percent of freshwater can be easily used.

8. Water that falls to Earth’s surface may stay in the soil, _____ a plant, flow over the ground to a river or lake, or evaporate into the atmosphere.

9. Water under Earth’s surface is called ______.

10. Using the process of transpiration, a tree releases 30 gallons of water every day. In one week, a tree would transpire ____ gallons of water.