Online Test — The Water Cycle
10 Questions • 12 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 10
hard
Why does a puddle slowly disappear on a sunny day?
It freezes
It sinks into the sky
Its water evaporates into the air
It turns to rock
Explanation: The Sun evaporates the puddle's water.
Question 2 of 10
easy
Which of these holds fresh water we can drink?
The salty sea
Rivers and lakes
A stone
The Sun
Explanation: Rivers and lakes hold fresh water.
Question 3 of 10
easy
What heats the sea water so it evaporates?
The wind only
The Moon
The Sun
A lamp
Explanation: The Sun's heat causes evaporation.
Question 4 of 10
easy
When water vapour cools and turns back into tiny drops, it is called…
Evaporation
Condensation
Melting
Burning
Explanation: Cooling vapour into drops is condensation.
Question 5 of 10
medium
A cloud forms when rising vapour…
Heats up more
Cools and condenses into drops
Turns to sand
Disappears
Explanation: Rising vapour cools and condenses into a cloud.
Question 6 of 10
easy
Water is needed by…
Only plants
Only fish
All living things
No one
Explanation: Every living thing needs water.
Question 7 of 10
easy
Rain, snow and hail are all types of…
Light
Evaporation
Wind
Precipitation
Explanation: Water falling from the sky is precipitation.
Question 8 of 10
easy
When cloud drops join and grow heavy, they fall as…
Sunshine
Rain
Wind
Light
Explanation: Heavy cloud drops fall as rain.
Question 9 of 10
hard
The water cycle is called a 'cycle' because it…
Happens once
Goes round and round, repeating
Only goes down
Stops in winter
Explanation: A cycle repeats round and round.
Question 10 of 10
easy
After rain falls, the water flows back to the…
Sun
Sky only
Rivers and seas
Moon
Explanation: Rain water flows back to rivers and seas, restarting the cycle.