Water and Weather Science Quiz Worksheet for Kids

Let's solve this Science Quiz on Water and Weather step by step.

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Part 1: Fill in the blanks

#### 1. Most of Earth’s water is found in the ________________.
✔ Oceans
> *Explanation:* About 97% of Earth’s water is in the oceans.

#### 2. Smaller amounts of water are found in ___________, ___________, ___________.
✔ Glaciers, ice caps, groundwater
> *Explanation:* These are the next largest reservoirs of water. (Other acceptable answers could include lakes, rivers, or atmosphere.)

#### 3. The ________________ is the blanket of air that wraps around the planet.
✔ Atmosphere
> *Explanation:* The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding Earth.

#### 4. ______________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
✔ Weather
> *Explanation:* Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions like temperature, precipitation, wind, etc.

#### 5. Water ________________, change from liquid to gas.
✔ Evaporates
> *Explanation:* Evaporation is when liquid water turns into water vapor (gas).

#### 6. Water in clouds ________________, change from gas to liquid.
✔ Condenses
> *Explanation:* Condensation is when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets in clouds.

#### 7. Liquid water leaving the clouds is called ________________.
✔ Precipitation
> *Explanation:* Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from clouds.

#### 8. Water that falls from the sky in drops ________________
✔ Rain
> *Explanation:* Rain is liquid water falling from the sky.

#### 9. Liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground ________________
✔ Sleet
> *Explanation:* Sleet is raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.

#### 10. Soft, white flakes of ice that fall from the sky to the earth ________________
✔ Snow
> *Explanation:* Snow forms when water vapor freezes directly into ice crystals in clouds.

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Part 2: Label the Water Cycle

We are given three terms:
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation

And we need to label the diagram correctly.

Let’s analyze the arrows:

1. From the sun heating water in lakes/rivers → upward arrows from water to clouds:
✔ This is Evaporation
> *Water changes from liquid to gas and rises.*

2. From the rising vapor forming clouds → arrow pointing from vapor to cloud:
✔ This is Condensation
> *Water vapor cools and forms liquid droplets in clouds.*

3. From the cloud → downward arrow with rain/snow:
✔ This is Precipitation
> *Water falls back to Earth as rain, snow, etc.*

So, labeling the blue boxes:

- Top box (cloud formation): Condensation
- Right box (sun heating water): Evaporation
- Left box (rain falling): Precipitation

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Fill-in-the-blanks:
1. Oceans
2. Glaciers, ice caps, groundwater
3. Atmosphere
4. Weather
5. Evaporates
6. Condenses
7. Precipitation
8. Rain
9. Sleet
10. Snow

#### Water Cycle Labels:
- Top box: Condensation
- Right box: Evaporation
- Left box: Precipitation

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