Inferring Practice- Water Cycle
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Science
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4th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
Wendy Lojo
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Since the sun is described as a "powerful heater" that causes evaporation, you can infer that:
Evaporation happens faster on a cold, cloudy day.
Evaporation happens faster on a warm, sunny day.
Evaporation only happens in the winter.
Evaporation stops the whole water cycle.
Answer explanation
The sun is the heater that starts evaporation.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the air high up is "much cooler," you can infer that when you fly in an airplane and pass through a cloud:
The air outside the plane will feel warmer than on the ground.
The water vapor inside the cloud is changing into a gas.
The cloud's tiny water droplets are probably forming because of the cold.
The sun is starting the process of collection.
Answer explanation
Cool air causes water vapor to change back into liquid droplets, which form clouds.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The passage states that water vapor is an "invisible steam." If you boil water on the stove and see steam rising, you can infer that:
The steam is already in the condensation stage.
The boiling water is quickly going through evaporation.
The water is skipping the collection stage.
Boiling water stops the natural water cycle.
Answer explanation
Boiling adds heat, rapidly turning liquid water into vapor/steam.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When the weather forecast predicts heavy rain, you can infer that the clouds above are most likely:
Just beginning the process of condensation.
Very light and full of warm water vapor.
Very full and heavy with water droplets.
Too hot to hold any water.
Answer explanation
The passage says precipitation happens when clouds get "full and heavy."
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The water cycle never stops because:
The water is always getting stuck in the air.
The sun is always present to start the evaporation process again.
The collection stage makes the water disappear forever.
The water only travels between the clouds and the rain.
Answer explanation
The sun starts the cycle, and the water returns to be heated again through collection
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The (a) is how water moves all around Earth. First, the sun heats up water in lakes and oceans, causing it to (b) into an invisible gas called (c) As this vapor rises and cools, it turns back into tiny droplets to form clouds called (d) . Finally, when the clouds become too heavy, the water falls back to the ground as rain or snow called (e) , where it collects and begins the cycle again.
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