Water and its Properties Quiz

What does the water cycle do?

• It makes water salty

• It circulates water from the land to the sky and back again

• It freezes water

• It only occurs in oceans

Which type of water is found in oceans?

• Fresh water

• Salt water

• Distilled water

• Rainwater

What type of water is found in rivers?

• Salt water

• Fresh water

• Distilled water

• Ocean water

What is the land called where water drains into a larger body?

• Ocean

• Watershed

• Desert

• Glacier

What process involves water vapor changing back to liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

We ________ fresh water.

• drink

• avoid

• dislike

• waste

What is the smallest percentage of water type on Earth?

• Ocean water

• Ice caps and glaciers

• Groundwater

• Surface water

What has stayed the same over millions of years?

• The amount of water

• The temperature of water

• The color of water

• The taste of water

What is the process called when gravity pulls water back to the oceans via rivers, streams, and underground?

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Absorption

• Condensation

What is the process called when invisible water vapor changes back to tiny drops of liquid water?

• Absorption

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Watershed