Grade 4 Science Mrs. Kmetz The Water Cycle

After several weeks, a student observes that the water level in the tank is lower. What process caused this to happen?

• condensation 
• erosion
• evaporation 
• precipitation 

• condenses into a cloud 
• flows on the ground 
• evaporates into a gas 
• moves downward into the ground 

What is the source of energy for the water cycle?

• lake 
• sun
• cloud 
• forest 

After several weeks, a student observes that the water level in the tank is lower. What process caused this to happen?

• condensation
• erosion 
• evaporation 
• precipitation 

Sleet and hail are forms of

• clouds 
• energy 
• evaporation 
• precipitation 

Which is the best example of evaporation?

• raindrops freezing 
• an ice cube melting 
• a puddle drying in the sun 
• a sponge soaking up water 

• A
• B
• C 
• D 

One hot, summer day it rained very heavily. After the rain, a plastic pan on a picnic table had 2 cm of rainwater in it. Four hours later, all the rainwater in the pan was gone.
Which process caused the rainwater in the pan to disappear as it sat outside in the hot air?

• condensation 
• evaporation 
• precipitation 
• erosion 

Precipitation is most likely to occur when the sky

• is clear and sunny 
• is partly sunny 
• has thick, dark clouds 
• has white, puffy clouds 

Windy, cloudy, rainy, and cold are words that help describe

• evaporation 
• decomposition 
• matter 
• weather