The water cycle, powered by the Sun and pulled by gravity
Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
High in the sky, water vapor cools and forms the tiny drops of a cloud. Which process does Bo name?
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Transpiration
- Runoff
Drops in a cloud grow heavy and fall as rain on Kira's soccer game, which keeps going anyway. Which process is the falling rain?
- Evaporation
- Precipitation
- Infiltration
- Condensation
Which energy source lifts ocean water into the air as invisible vapor, according to Jun's science book?
- Heat from Earth's core
- Gravity
- Wind alone
- The Sun's energy
Drawing of a cloud dropping rain on one side and snow on the other, with downward arrows. What pulls rain and snow down from the clouds to the ground, by Luz's notes?
- The wind
- Evaporation pushing it
- Gravity
- The Sun's energy
After a rainstorm, water flows downhill across a parking lot into a stream. What makes it flow downhill, says Milo?
- Gravity
- The Sun's energy
- Evaporation pushing it along
- The water's own heat
Above Pia's mug of hot cocoa, a little white mist rises and fades. What is the white mist?
- Smoke from the hot cocoa
- Air that turned white from heat
- Invisible water vapor
- Tiny water drops formed as vapor cooled
Which part of the water cycle can Ren NOT see, even on a bright, sunny day?
- Nothing; evaporated water is gone
- Fog
- Clouds
- Water vapor in the air
On Tala's water-cycle diagram, an arrow runs from the ground surface down to the groundwater. Which process goes on that arrow?
- Infiltration
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Runoff
An arrow on Zee's diagram goes from a tree's leaves up into the air. Which process is it?
- Infiltration
- Transpiration
- Precipitation
- Condensation
On a cold, sunny mountain, some snow turns straight into water vapor without melting first. Which arrow name fits, says Esme?
- Precipitation
- Condensation
- Melting
- Sublimation