Water Cycle MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. 95% of the Earths water is stored in its

1. rivers
2. oceans
3. glaciers
4. underground aquifers

2. After water vapor is carried high into the atmosphere, what happens to it?

1. It forms clouds, and air currents move them around
2. It keeps rising until it goes into outer space
3. It sublimates into ice
4. It magically changes back into water

3. Because water can dissolve many things, it is called

1. the great dissolver
2. the universal solvent
3. the biggest loser
4. the winner

4. Because water continuously changes states from solid, liquid, and gas

1. We have the water cycle
2. We have oceans that are salty
3. We have rivers and lakes
4. We have different temperatures

5. Freshwater running underground are called

1. rivers
2. streams
3. creeks
4. aquifers

6. How much of Earths water is fresh water that people and animals can drink?

1. 1- 1.5%
2. 1-2%
3. 71%
4. 97%

7. Precipitation is another word for

1. breathing
2. ice melting
3. rain and snow
4. plants giving off water

8. The water cycle also has another name. What is it?

1. the nitrogen cycle
2. the carbon cycle
3. the hydrologic cycle
4. the moon cycle

9. The water cycle always starts in the

1. oceans
2. clouds
3. plants and animals
4. It has no starting place or ending place

10. The water cycle is driven by the

1. sun
2. moon
3. clouds
4. oceans

11. Water is

1. a chemical compound
2. constantly moving
3. sometimes a solid, liquid, or a gas
4. all of the above

12. Waters chemical symbol is

1. N
2. O2
3. H2O
4. Wa

13. What are the three states of matter that water can exist in on Earth?

1. solid, gas, and plasma
2. solid, liquid, and gas
3. Bose-Einstein condensate, plasma, and liquid
4. liquid, solid, and frozen

14. What happens to the water after precipitation brings it to land?

1. Five different things can happen to it
2. Nothing; thats the end of that water
3. It becomes the universal solvent
4. It always goes into the ocean

15. What is a solvent?

1. any chemical compound
2. a substance that can dissolve a solid or gas
3. a substance that can turn into water
4. a substance that can explode