Water Cycle Worksheet
Explore the water cycle, its processes, and the importance of water on Earth with this Grade 8 science worksheet.
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Water Cycle Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Some questions may require you to refer to the provided diagram.
The Water Cycle

1. Which process involves water turning into water vapor and rising into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
2. What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?
Gravity
Wind
The Sun
Earth's core
3. When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water droplets, it is called .
4. Water that flows over the land surface into rivers, lakes, and oceans is known as .
5. All the water on Earth is constantly moving through the water cycle.
True
False
6. Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through a process called runoff.
True
False
7. Describe the role of oceans in the water cycle.
8. Explain why the water cycle is essential for life on Earth.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Snow, rain, sleet, and hail are all forms of .
10. Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in aquifers is called .
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