5th Sci Cycle 3 LandF Resources

Label the different parts of the water cycle in the picture.

a

b

c

Precipitation

Evaporation

Condensation

Label the additional steps in the water cycle indicated in the picture.

a

b

c

 runoff

collection

infiltration

Another name for precipitation is...

• Rain

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

The process of ​ (a)   happens when the sun heats the surface water and it causes it to change from liquid to gas.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• collection

Air rises and gets cooler. Clouds form when the cooler temperatures cause water vapor in the air to change from gas to liquid. This process is called​ (a)  

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• infiltration

A student filled her water bottle with cold water to take with her to a park on a warm day. She left her water bottle on a table in the park while she played. When she returned, water droplets had formed on the outside of her water bottle. Which step in the diagram shows the same process that caused the water droplets to form on the outside of her water bottle?

• Step 1

• Step 2

• Step 3

• Step 4

Sarah left a bowl of water outside on a sunny day and noticed that some water was gone by the afternoon. What part of the water cycle did Sarah observe in action?

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Weather and climate are the same thing. There is no difference.

• True

• False

Match the following definitions.

• Climate

• Thin layer of gas between the Earth's surface and outer space

• Atmosphere

• Daily changes in temperature and precipitation

• Weather

• Pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time, like 30 years or more.

A News TV Station displayed this map during its daily broadcast. Are they describing weather or climate.

• Weather

• Climate

• Both

• None