Online Test — The Water Cycle
10 Questions • 12 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 10
medium
Wet clothes dry because the water in them…
Evaporates into the air
Freezes
Sinks down
Turns to ice
Explanation: Water evaporates from drying clothes.
Question 2 of 10
hard
Why is rain so important for farmers?
It is warm
It is salty
It waters their crops
It is heavy
Explanation: Rain gives crops the water they need to grow.
Question 3 of 10
easy
Water vapour rises…
Nowhere
Down into the ground
Into rocks
Up into the air
Explanation: Light water vapour rises into the air.
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
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 6 of 10
easy
Most of the water on Earth is found in the…
Oceans and seas
Cups
Bottles
Clouds only
Explanation: Oceans and seas hold most of Earth's water.
Question 7 of 10
easy
The water cycle keeps repeating, so it never…
Stops
Starts
Rains
Moves
Explanation: The water cycle goes on and on without stopping.
Question 8 of 10
easy
Clouds are made of tiny…
Smoke
Cotton
Water drops
Sand
Explanation: Clouds are tiny condensed water drops.
Question 9 of 10
medium
Rain that falls soaks into the soil and fills our…
Cupboards
Rivers and wells
Books
Shoes
Explanation: Rain refills rivers, wells and the ground.
Question 10 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.