The water cycle, powered by the Sun and pulled by gravity
Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
A puddle on the playground shrinks on a sunny afternoon as its water turns into invisible vapor. Which process is this, in Ari's notes?
- Precipitation
- Evaporation
- The water being destroyed
- Condensation
High in the sky, water vapor cools and forms the tiny drops of a cloud. Which process does Bo name?
- Evaporation
- Transpiration
- Runoff
- Condensation
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?
- Infiltration
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
Which energy source lifts ocean water into the air as invisible vapor, according to Jun's science book?
- The Sun's energy
- Wind alone
- Gravity
- Heat from Earth's core
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 Sun's energy
- The wind
- Gravity
- Evaporation pushing it
After a rainstorm, water flows downhill across a parking lot into a stream. What makes it flow downhill, says Milo?
- Evaporation pushing it along
- The Sun's energy
- Gravity
- The water's own heat
Which part of the water cycle can Ren NOT see, even on a bright, sunny day?
- Nothing; evaporated water is gone
- Clouds
- Water vapor in the air
- Fog
On Tala's water-cycle diagram, an arrow runs from the ground surface down to the groundwater. Which process goes on that arrow?
- Condensation
- Runoff
- Infiltration
- Evaporation
An arrow on Zee's diagram goes from a tree's leaves up into the air. Which process is it?
- Precipitation
- Transpiration
- Condensation
- Infiltration
On a cold, sunny mountain, some snow turns straight into water vapor without melting first. Which arrow name fits, says Esme?
- Melting
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Sublimation