The Journey of Water
Questions:
5
Grade:
2
Words:
50
Water travels in a cycle. It starts in our lakes and seas. The sun heats it up. This is evaporation. The water turns into clouds. This is condensation. Then, it falls back as rain or snow. This is precipitation. The cycle starts again. Isn't that neat? Water's journey never ends!
Question 1
What happens when water falls back to earth as rain or snow?
A
This is evaporation
B
This is condensation
C
This is precipitation
Explanation. When water falls back to earth as rain or snow, it is called precipitation. This is the stage in the water cycle where water returns to the earth's surface.
D
The cycle restarts
Question 2
What happens when the Sun heats up water in the lakes and seas?
A
Condensation
B
Precipitation
C
Rain
D
Snow
E
Evaporation
Explanation. When the sun heats up the water in the lakes and seas, it causes evaporation.
Question 3
What is the term for the water cycle starting again?
A
End
B
Pause
C
Halt
D
Restart
Explanation. When water falls back as rain or snow and goes back to our lakes and seas, the cycle restarts.
E
Next
Question 4
What is the cycle called when water evaporates, condenses and then falls back as precipitation?
A
The water cycle
Explanation. The process of water evaporating, condensing and then falling back as precipitation is called the water cycle.
B
The rain cycle
C
The cloud cycle
D
The evaporation cycle
E
The condensation cycle
Question 5
True or False: Water's journey never ends.
A
True
Explanation. It's true that water's journey never ends because it continues to move through the cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
B
False
C
Maybe
D
Sometimes
E
Often
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