Lesson Y7-U03-L01

The Water Cycle: Water on the Move Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U03-L01, The Water Cycle: Water on the Move: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Year 7: Rivers and the Water Cycle, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What process turns liquid water into water vapour using heat from the Sun?

    • Evaporation
    • Run-off
    • Condensation
    • Precipitation

  2. What process turns cooling water vapour into tiny liquid droplets to form clouds?

    • Condensation
    • Precipitation
    • Evaporation
    • Transpiration

  3. Which process needs heat from the Sun?

    • Run-off
    • Evaporation
    • Condensation
    • Precipitation

  4. What term describes water flowing over the land surface into rivers?

    • Infiltration
    • Percolation
    • Run-off
    • Evaporation

  5. What are clouds made of?

    • Frozen air
    • Grains of sand
    • Water vapour gas
    • Tiny liquid droplets

  6. Name two types of precipitation.

    • Vapour and cloud
    • Rain and snow
    • Evaporation and rain
    • Condensation and run-off

  7. Which stage of the water cycle comes first, starting from the sea?

    • Precipitation
    • Condensation
    • Run-off
    • Evaporation

  8. Which stage carries water back to the sea through rivers?

    • Condensation
    • Run-off
    • Evaporation
    • Precipitation

  9. A puddle dries up in the sunshine. Which process is this?

    • Evaporation
    • Condensation
    • Precipitation
    • Run-off

  10. What is the correct first stage in the standard water cycle sequence?

    • Condensation
    • Run-off
    • Evaporation
    • Precipitation

  11. Which water cycle stage immediately follows run-off in the continuous loop?

    • Precipitation
    • Condensation
    • Freezing
    • Evaporation

  12. What process ensures the water cycle never runs out of water?

    • Water creation
    • Water recycling
    • Rainmaking
    • Ocean expansion

  13. True or false: the water cycle creates brand new water every single day?

    • True
    • False
    • Only in winter
    • Only in summer

  14. What physical process changes water vapour into clouds?

    • Transpiration
    • Condensation
    • Evaporation
    • Precipitation

  15. Under what condition does condensation take place in the water cycle?

    • Water vapour cools
    • Water vapour heats
    • Liquid water freezes
    • Ice rapidly melts

  16. Why do deserts receive little rain despite strong sunshine causing high temperatures?

    • Dry air lacks vapour
    • High pressure creates ice
    • Oceans are too close
    • Mountains block all winds

  17. What is the local effect on the water cycle of cutting down a large forest?

    • Less local evaporation
    • More rainfall occurs
    • Groundwater levels rise
    • River flow increases

  18. In the water cycle, which process happens immediately after clouds form?

    • Condensation
    • Precipitation
    • Evaporation
    • Transpiration

  19. What term describes the continuous movement of water on Earth?

    • Water cycle
    • Weather system
    • Ocean current
    • River network

  20. Which water cycle stage is defined as water falling from clouds?

    • Run-off
    • Precipitation
    • Evaporation
    • Condensation

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