Name: ____________________________________________
Water Cycle Questions Worksheet
___ 1) Which processes of the water cycle return water
vapor directly to the atmosphere?
A) water retention and runoff
B) freezing and precipitation
C) infiltration and capillarity
D) evaporation and transpiration
___ 2) The letters
A
through
D
in the cross section below
represent four of the processes that are part of the
water cycle.
Which table correctly matches each letter with the
process that it represents?
A)
B)
C)
D)
___ 3) The water table usually rises when there is
A) a decrease in the amount of surface area
covered by vegetation
B) an increase in the slope of the land
C) an increase in the amount of precipitation
D) a decrease in the amount of infiltration
___ 4) The arrows in the block diagram below show the
movement of water after it has fallen as
precipitation.
Which arrow indicates the process of transpiration?
A) 1
B) 2 C) 3
D) 4
___ 5) The arrows in the diagram below represent
processes in the water cycle.
Which processes in the water cycle are identified by
the numbered arrows?
A) Process 1 is transpiration; process 2 is runoff.
B) Process 1 is precipitation; process 2 is runoff.
C) Process 1 is condensation; process 2 is
infiltration.
D) Process 1 is evaporation; process 2 is
infiltration.
___ 6) The arrows in the diagram below represent the
movement of water in the water cycle.
Which arrow represents the process of
transpiration?
A)
A
B)
B
C)
C
D)
D
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