Name __________________________________

The Water Cycle Unit Test

Choose the word that best fits the definition using the word bank.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Saturation

Water Vapor
Humidity

1. _______________________________- water that falls from the clouds

2. _______________________________- unable to hold or contain more
water
3. _______________________________- changing of liquid to gas
4. _______________________________- water in the form of gas in the
air
5. _______________________________- the amount of water in the air
6. _______________________________- changing of gas into a liquid
Answer the following multiple-choice questions.
1. Which is not a form of precipitation?
a. Snow
b. Rain
c. Condensation
2. Which is a cause of pollution that we discussed in class?
a. Swimming in the ocean
b. Marine dumping
c. Cleaning the beaches
3. What
a.
b.
c.

does water pollution do?

Harms the health of humans and animals
Cleans our water
Spill oil

4. Which is not a way to prevent water pollution?

a. Conserve water
b. Throw paints, oils and other forms of litter down the drain
c. Clean up litter seen on beaches, rivers and lakes
5. Which state of matter is water vapor?
a. Solid
b. Liquid

c. Gas

Fill in each part of the water cycle.

(evaporation, precipitation, collection, condensation)

Match the weather instrument to what it measures.

1. ___________Barometer
2. ___________Wind Sock
3. ___________Rain Gauge
4. ___________Sling Psychrometer
5. ___________Thermometer
6. ___________Wind Vane

a. measures air
temperature
b. measures amount of
rain over a specific time
c. determines the direction
from which the wind is
blowing
d. measures the relative
humidity
e. indicates the wind
direction AND relative wind
speed
f. measures air pressure

The Water Cycle Unit Test Answer Key

Each question is worth one point. It will be scored questions
answered correctly out of 21 points.
Choose the word that best fits the definition using the word bank.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Saturation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Water Vapor
Humidity

Precipitation- water that falls from the clouds

Saturation- unable to hold or contain more water
Evaporation- changing of liquid to gas
Water Vapor- water in the form of gas in the air
Humidity- the amount of water in the air
Condensation- changing of gas into a liquid

Answer the following multiple-choice questions.

1. Which is not a form of precipitation?
a. Snow
b. Rain
c. Condensation
2. Which is a cause of pollution that we discussed in class?
a. Swimming in the ocean
b. Marine dumping
c. Cleaning the beaches
3. What
a.
b.
c.

does water pollution do?

Harms the health of humans and animals
Cleans our water
Spill oil

4. Which is not a way to prevent water pollution?

a. Conserve water
b. Throw paints, oils and other forms of litter down the drain
c. Clean up litter seen on beaches, rivers and lakes
5. Which state of matter is water vapor?
a. Solid
b. Liquid

c. Gas

Fill in each part of the water cycle.

(evaporation, precipitation, collection, condensation)

Match the weather instrument to what it measures.

7. f. Barometer
8. e. Wind Sock
9. b. Rain Gauge
10.

d. Sling Psychrometer

11.

a. Thermometer

12.

c. Wind Vane

a. measures air
temperature
b. measures amount of
rain over a specific time
c. determines the direction
from which the wind is
blowing
d. measures the relative
humidity
e. indicates the wind
direction AND relative wind
speed
f. measures air pressure