The Water Cycle: Pathways, Stores & Drivers — Drills · Grade 6 Science
Chapter: Water, Air, Weather & ClimateWhat these drills covers
By the end of The Water Cycle: Pathways, Stores & Drivers you should be able to:
- I can name the processes that move water between stores and what drives each.
- I can explain what infiltration is and why paving a surface changes a river.
- I can compare how long water stays in different stores.
4 questions, multiple choice and written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: infiltration, transpiration, evidence, system boundary, uncertainty.
Problem 1
- Every water particle follows one identical circular route.
- infiltration: Water entering spaces in soil or other ground material.
- A cloud is simply a mass of visible water vapor.
- A sample with missing measurements has proved those values are zero.
Answer and explanation
infiltration: Water entering spaces in soil or other ground material.
Water entering spaces in soil or other ground material.
Problem 2
- Every water particle follows one identical circular route.
- A cloud is simply a mass of visible water vapor.
- transpiration: Water passing through plants and entering the atmosphere as vapor.
- Repeating any method makes every causal claim true.
Answer and explanation
transpiration: Water passing through plants and entering the atmosphere as vapor.
Water passing through plants and entering the atmosphere as vapor.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
No. It is movement of liquid over a surface, often influenced by gravity, not a boiling process.
Compare the scientific meaning and reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; human review is required.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Pathways and storage continue to change. An immediate rain account and a week-long account can include different transfers.
Compare the scientific meaning and reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; human review is required.