The Water Cycle
Water Cycle Chapter Study Guide Review
Use your study guide to fill in the blanks.
(You can print this page or use a sheet of paper to record your answers.)
All waters of the earth make up the ____________________________
The earth's surface is ______% water.
The largest ocean is the ____________, then the ________________. Next is the ______________ and the smallest ocean is the _____________________.
Be prepared to label oceans on a map
_________________ is a measure of how salty water is.
The heaviest type of water is __________ water with __________ salinity.
Do ocean water temperatures vary from place to place? Yes_______ No_______
Name three resources we get from the ocean: _____________, _____________, _____________
Table salt is also known as _____________________________
What is one way fresh water may become scarce?_______________________________________
Fresh water is primarily found in ___________________, ________________, ____________ and __________________.
Most of the earth's fresh water is found in ice known as ______________________.
____________________ must be first removed from water in order for it to be drinkable.
__________________ is one country currently facing a serious water crisis.
Fill in the above water cycle graph
Evaporation is what happens when water gets warmed or heated and turns to ________________________ (two words)
____________________________ occurs when water vapor cools and turns to tiny water droplets.
What four processes make up the water cycle? _____________________,
_______________________, ________________________, ______________________
Water can fall from the sky as: _______________, ________________, _____________, or ____________________.
When ice changes into water without melting first, this is called _______________________
The formation of clouds is affected by ________________ and ________________.
Describe cumulus clouds _____________________________________________
Describe cirrus clouds _______________________________________________
What clouds are low, shapeless and resemble blankets? ____________________
What is a cloud at ground level called? ___________________
Supplemental information
5th Grade Water Cycle Projects
Round & Round It Goes! The Water Cycle
from dnr.wi.gov
Click on the link to review interesting facts about the water cycle. There's even a water poem!
from dnr.wi.gov
Click on the link to review interesting facts about the water cycle. There's even a water poem!
See it again for the first time!
DW and the Snowball Mystery - Click here to view the Arthur episode, now that we know what probably really happened...
DW and the Snowball Mystery - Click here to view the Arthur episode, now that we know what probably really happened...
Water Cycle Vocabulary
(If you need the definition of a word, please use one of our on-line dictionaries)
salinity
aquifer
water table
reservoir
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
sublimation
sleet
hydrosphere
sodium chloride
drinkable
pollutants
formation
cumulus clouds
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
fog
crisis
cycle
(If you need the definition of a word, please use one of our on-line dictionaries)
salinity
aquifer
water table
reservoir
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
sublimation
sleet
hydrosphere
sodium chloride
drinkable
pollutants
formation
cumulus clouds
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
fog
crisis
cycle
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Updated December 2014
