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?
- Transpiration
- Runoff
- Condensation
- Evaporation
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?
- Gravity
- The Sun's energy
- Heat from Earth's core
- Wind alone
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
- Gravity
- Evaporation pushing it
- The wind
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
- The water's own heat
- Gravity
Noah points at a fluffy white cloud on a field trip. What is the cloud made of?
- Smoke from far away
- Steam from the Sun
- Tiny drops of liquid water or ice
- Invisible water vapor
Which part of the water cycle can Ren NOT see, even on a bright, sunny day?
- Water vapor in the air
- Clouds
- Fog
- Nothing; evaporated water is gone
On Tala's water-cycle diagram, an arrow runs from the ground surface down to the groundwater. Which process goes on that arrow?
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Runoff
- Infiltration
An arrow on Zee's diagram goes from a tree's leaves up into the air. Which process is it?
- Condensation
- Transpiration
- Infiltration
- Precipitation
On a cold, sunny mountain, some snow turns straight into water vapor without melting first. Which arrow name fits, says Esme?
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Sublimation
- Melting