Water Cycle - Task Cards 1

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What change occurs during evaporation?

Water vapor changes to solid water.

Liquid water changes to water vapor.

Water vapor becomes liquid water.

Water vapor is absorbed into the soil on Earth’s surface.

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

Transpiration

Evaporation

Percolation

Condensation

Which of the following is NOT a form which water can take?

Frozen water in a glacier

Liquid water beneath Earth’s surface

None of the above

Water vapor in the atmosphere

A diagram of the processes involved in the water cycle is shown below. Which arrow best represents percolation?

Arrow Y

Arrow W

Arrow X

Arrow Z

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

Evaporation

Condensation

Runoff

Transpiration

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

Precipitation

Evaporation

Formation of fog

Percolation

The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day.

Which process most likely occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM?

Evaporation

Transpiration

Precipitation

Condensation

Which of the following is the least likely to directly follow precipitation?

The decrease of water in a lake

The percolation of water into an aquifer

The runoff of water to a nearby stream

The accumulation of water in a pond

Forms of precipitation include—

hail and rain only.

sleet, snow, rain, and hail.

snow, sleet, and hail only.

rain and snow only.

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

runoff → Z → evaporation

Which process is best represented by Stage Z?

The release of water vapor from a tree

The accumulation of water in the ocean

The formation of a cloud

A decrease of water vapor

Which of the following statements about groundwater is NOT true?

Aquifers store groundwater beneath Earth’s surface.

Water in an aquifer can be polluted.

Groundwater can slowly move to an ocean, lake, or river.

Once water enters an aquifer, it can never escape.

The diagram below shows the Sun, two clouds, and a lake surrounded by land and trees. What process in the water cycle is represented by the arrow?

Transpiration

Percolation

Condensation

Evaporation

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which of the following best describes the process represented by Letter J?

Liquid water becomes water vapor

Liquid water falls from clouds

Water vapor changes into liquid water

Frozen water melts into liquid water

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process of condensation?

Arrow A

Arrow B

Arrow C

Arrow D

Which process in the water cycle is most similar to the process by which water droplets form on the side of a cold glass of water?

The formation of a cloud

The falling of snow

The evaporation of ocean water

The percolation of water into the soil

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which process is best represented by Stage M?

Transpiration

Condensation

Percolation

Evaporation

A Cause and Effect diagram is shown below.

Which statement best completes the diagram?

Cooler temperatures change water vapor into liquid water.

Solar energy decreases the temperature of water in the ocean.

The Sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

The temperature of the water near the ocean’s surface increases.

What causes water in the ocean to evaporate?

Decreased condensation

The melting of ice

The water’s absorption of solar energy

The release of precipitation from the clouds

How do the Sun and ocean interact to form clouds?

Energy from the Sun causes water to become water vapor. The water vapor becomes a cloud during precipitation.

The absorption of sunlight by ocean water near the surface forms a cloud.

Heat from the Sun attracts clouds that move toward the ocean.

Energy from the Sun causes water in the ocean to evaporate. Cooler air causes the water vapor to condense to form a cloud.

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process for which the Sun is the major source of energy?

Arrow C

Arrow B

Arrow A

Arrow D

What change occurs during evaporation?

Water vapor changes to solid water.

Liquid water changes to water vapor.

Water vapor becomes liquid water.

Water vapor is absorbed into the soil on Earth’s surface.

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

Transpiration

Evaporation

Percolation

Condensation

Which of the following is NOT a form which water can take?

Frozen water in a glacier

Liquid water beneath Earth’s surface

None of the above

Water vapor in the atmosphere

A diagram of the processes involved in the water cycle is shown below.  Which arrow best represents percolation?

Arrow Y

Arrow W

Arrow X

Arrow Z

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

Evaporation

Condensation

Runoff

Transpiration

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

Precipitation

Evaporation

Formation of fog

Percolation

The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day.

Which process most likely occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM?

Evaporation

Transpiration

Precipitation

Condensation

Which of the following is the least likely to directly follow precipitation?

The decrease of water in a lake

The percolation of water into an aquifer

The runoff of water to a nearby stream

The accumulation of water in a pond

Forms of precipitation include—

hail and rain only.

sleet, snow, rain, and hail.

snow, sleet, and hail only.

rain and snow only.

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

runoff → Z → evaporation

Which process is best represented by Stage Z?

The release of water vapor from a tree

The accumulation of water in the ocean

The formation of a cloud

A decrease of water vapor

Which of the following statements about groundwater is NOT true?

Aquifers store groundwater beneath Earth’s surface.

Water in an aquifer can be polluted.

Groundwater can slowly move to an ocean, lake, or river.

Once water enters an aquifer, it can never escape.

The diagram below shows the Sun, two clouds, and a lake surrounded by land and trees. What process in the water cycle is represented by the arrow?

Transpiration

Percolation

Condensation

Evaporation

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which of the following best describes the process represented by Letter J?

Liquid water becomes water vapor

Liquid water falls from clouds

Water vapor changes into liquid water

Frozen water melts into liquid water

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process of condensation?

Arrow A

Arrow B

Arrow C

Arrow D

Which process in the water cycle is most similar to the process by which water droplets form on the side of a cold glass of water?

The formation of a cloud

The falling of snow

The evaporation of ocean water

The percolation of water into the soil

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which process is best represented by Stage M?

Transpiration

Condensation

Percolation

Evaporation

A Cause and Effect diagram is shown below.

Which statement best completes the diagram?

Cooler temperatures change water vapor into liquid water.

Solar energy decreases the temperature of water in the ocean.

The Sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

The temperature of the water near the ocean’s surface increases.

What causes water in the ocean to evaporate?

Decreased condensation

The melting of ice

The water’s absorption of solar energy

The release of precipitation from the clouds

How do the Sun and ocean interact to form clouds?

Energy from the Sun causes water to become water vapor. The water vapor becomes a cloud during precipitation.

The absorption of sunlight by ocean water near the surface forms a cloud.

Heat from the Sun attracts clouds that move toward the ocean.

Energy from the Sun causes water in the ocean to evaporate. Cooler air causes the water vapor to condense to form a cloud.

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process for which the Sun is the major source of energy?

Arrow C

Arrow B

Arrow A

Arrow D

Water Cycle - Task Cards 1

Water Cycle - Task Cards 1

What change occurs during evaporation?

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

Which of the following is NOT a form which water can take?

A diagram of the processes involved in the water cycle is shown below. Which arrow best represents percolation?

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day.Which process most likely occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM?

Which of the following is the least likely to directly follow precipitation?

Forms of precipitation include—

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.runoff → Z → evaporationWhich process is best represented by Stage Z?

Which of the following statements about groundwater is NOT true?

The diagram below shows the Sun, two clouds, and a lake surrounded by land and trees. What process in the water cycle is represented by the arrow?

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.Which of the following best describes the process represented by Letter J?

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.Which arrow best represents the process of condensation?

Which process in the water cycle is most similar to the process by which water droplets form on the side of a cold glass of water?

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.Which process is best represented by Stage M?

A Cause and Effect diagram is shown below.Which statement best completes the diagram?

What causes water in the ocean to evaporate?

How do the Sun and ocean interact to form clouds?

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.Which arrow best represents the process for which the Sun is the major source of energy?

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day.

Which process most likely occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM?

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

runoff → Z → evaporation

Which process is best represented by Stage Z?

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which of the following best describes the process represented by Letter J?

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process of condensation?

A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below.

Which process is best represented by Stage M?

A Cause and Effect diagram is shown below.

Which statement best completes the diagram?

A diagram of the location of water during the water cycle is shown below.

Which arrow best represents the process for which the Sun is the major source of energy?