Name: _________________________________________ Date:___________ Period: ______

Exploring the Water Cycle Pre Assessment KEY

Match the letters in the diagram above to the correct term in the list below.
1. Condensation

__D___

5. Transpiration

___C___

2. Groundwater

__H___

6. Precipitation

___E___

3. Infiltration

__G___

7. Runoff

___F____

4. Evaporation

__B___

8. Solar Radiation ___A____

Multiple Choice. For each statement, circle the correct answer.

9. Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from _____________a______________.
a. the Sun

b. Earths cores

c. Earths oceans

d. the equator

10. _______c___________ is the driving force behind excess runoff after a big precipitation event.
a. precipitation

b. steepness of a hill c. gravity

d. solar radiation

Water Cycle Entrance Card

Name: _________________________________________ Date:___________ Period: ______
Pretend you are a drop of water. Describe a trip through the water cycle. Begin your journey in the ocean. For
each phase of your journey, be sure to explain how heat energy is affecting you.
Answers will vary. Students should accurately move, step by step through one complete cycle. They should
also state that evaporation and transpiration require heat to change the water from liquid to vapor, and that water
vapor gives off heat to change from vapor to liquid or solid.
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Water Cycle Exit Card

Name: _________________________________________ Date:___________ Period: ______
Pretend you are a drop of water. Describe a trip through the water cycle. Begin your journey in the ocean. For
each phase of your journey, be sure to explain how heat energy and/or gravity are affecting you.
Answers will vary. Students should accurately move, step by step through one complete cycle. They should
also state that evaporation and transpiration require heat to change the water from liquid to vapor, and that water
vapor gives off heat to change from vapor to liquid or solid.
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Name: _________________________________________ Date:___________ Period: ______

Water Cycle Post Assessment KEY

Match the letters in the diagram above to the correct term in the list below.
1. Condensation

__D___

5. Transpiration

___C___

2. Groundwater

__H___

6. Precipitation

___E___

3. Infiltration

__G___

7. Runoff

___F____

4. Evaporation

__B___

8. Solar Radiation ___A____

Multiple Choice. For each statement, circle the correct answer.

9. Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from _____________a______________.
a. the Sun

b. Earths cores

c. Earths oceans

d. the equator

10. _______c___________ is the driving force behind excess runoff after a big precipitation event.
a. precipitation

b. steepness of a hill c. gravity

d. solar radiation