GHERIANY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
ASSIGNMENT NO 4
ASSIGNMNET NO 13
1.All living things on earth are part of the....
A. Biosphere
B. Hydrosphere
C. Cryosphere
D. Geosphere
2.What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface?
A. groundwater
B. lake
C. river
D. spring
3.Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere
A. Minerals
B. All of the Above
C. Rocks
D. Soil
4.When a liquid changes to a gas?
A. transpiration
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. precipitation
5.When a gas (water vapor) changes to a liquid
A. transpiration
B. condensation
C. evaporation D. precipitation 6.
What phase of the water cycle is #4?
A. Evaporation
B. condensation
C. precipitation
7.
What phase is # 2
A. condensation
B. transpiration
C. ground water D. evapotranspiration
8.
What phase is #8?
A. ground water
B. Infiltration
C. evaporation
9.What is the energy source for the water cycle?
A. the moon
B. water
C. the earth
D. the sun
10.Which of these is an example of precipitation?
A. vapor
B. snow
C. clouds
D. air
11.Snow and rain are all examples of ________________.
A. precipitation
B. evaporation
C. accumulation
D. condensation
12.What is the water cycle?
A. the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
B. when clouds form
C. when water melts
D. the 3 forms of water
13.What does this illustration show?
A. the recycling of snow
B. Sunset
C. The Water Cycle
D. Sunrise
14.In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?
A. Over the ocean
B. Over the rainforest
C. Over the mountains
D. Over the desert
15.During which stage do clouds form?
A. precipitation
B. evaporation
C. condensation
16.What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
A. transpiration
B. sublimation
C. condensation
D. evaporation
17.The water cycle has
A. only a beginning.
B. no beginning an no end.
C. a beginning and an end.
D. only an end.
18._____ moves underground to the ocean
A. lake water
B. sea water
C. rain drops
D. groundwater
19.When is energy absorbed during the water cycle?
A. during condensation
B. during transpiration
C. during precipitation
D. during evaporation
20.How does energy from the Sun drive evaporation?
A. it slows down the water molecules and breaks their bonds
B. it speeds up the water molecules and breaks their bonds
C. it makes the water molecules too big
D. it speeds up the water molecules and creates new bonds
21.reservoirs
A. made from water and ice that are too big to remain suspended in air
B. places reserved for water usage by humans and animals
C. made up of water droplets or ice crystals that are so small they remain
suspended in the air
D. water storage areas during the water cycle
22.Which statement does NOT apply to the water cycle?
A. it has no beginning
B. it has no end
C. it is continuous
D. it very rarely changes
23.clouds
A. made up of water droplets or ice crystals that are so small they remain
suspended in the air
B. places reserved for water usage by humans and animals
C. water storage areas during the water cycle
D. made from water and ice that are too big to remain suspended in the
air
24.Which of the following drive the movement of water in the water cycle?
(choose all that apply)
A. gravity
B. evaporation
C. sunlight
D. transpiration
25.Where is groundwater stored?
A. in mid-ocean ridges
B. in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface
C. in lakes and rivers
D. in underground lakes
