MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

Which of the following is an example of condensation occurring in the water cycle?

a. clouds or dew forming

b. ocean water changing to water vapor

c. water flowing down a river

d. underground water soaked into rocks

Correct Answer: a

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

Use this model of the water cycle to answer the next three questions.

1. Where is water evaporating into the air?

a. from A to B

b. from B to C

c. from C to D

d. from D to A

2. Where is water condensing?

a. from A to B

b. from B to C

c. from C to D

d. from D to A

3. Where is precipitation occurring?

a. from A to B

b. from B to C

c. from C to D

d. from D to A

Correct Answers:

1. c

2. d

3. a

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

How does water vapor in the air return to Earth?

a. it evaporates and is blown by the wind

b. it evaporates and forms clouds

c. it condenses then precipitates as rain

d. it sticks to any surface it comes in contact with

Correct Answer: c

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

What does heat from the sun cause water to do?

a. evaporate into the air

b. travel deeper into the soil

c. change into a solid

d. fall from clouds as rain

Correct Answer: a

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

Predict what might happen to a river when heavy rains soak the soil near it. The river will

a. sink

b. rise

c. freeze

d. not change

Correct Answer: b

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

Many Utah towns use water from wells for drinking. How does water get into wells?

a. it has to be poured into them from water tanks

b. rain sinks down through the soil into them

c. it is pumped by large engines

d. it evaporates from the interior of Earth

Correct Answer: b

MC	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

Which would be most helpful to farmers?

a. rainfall that evaporates quickly

b. rainfall that runs off the land quickly

c. rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly

d. very little rainfall

Correct Answer: c

E	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

How does water move through the water cycle?

Correct Answer:

Should indicate movement from oceans to air to clouds to rain to rivers to oceans, etc.

E	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

How might water from an ocean end up on a field in Utah?

Correct Answer:

Water evaporates from the ocean, is carried by wind as water vapor to Utah, and condenses and falls as rain.

E	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

What happens to a drop of water after it falls as rain on the ground?

Correct Answer:

It may runoff to the nearest stream or river. It may soak through the soil until it gets to rock it cannot get through. It may find its way to the surface as a spring.

E	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

If Great Salt Lake disappeared, how would the water cycle in that area be affected? Describe two ways it would change the water cycle.

Correct Answer:

There would be less rain or snowfall, fewer clouds, less humidity, and the rivers and streams nearby would shrink. Groundwater levels would drop, wells would dry up.

E	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

List five places that hold water as it passes through the water cycle.

Correct Answer:

Oceans, atmosphere, lakes, streams, snow, ice, groundwater

P	4^th Grade	Standard: 01
Objective: 02. Describe the water cycle.
ILO:

To Drip, To Drop, To Float, To Fly

Activity Description:

Student will write and illustrate the story of a drop of water as it moves through the water cycle. 

Materials Needed:

Paper, pencils, various art supplies depending on how student wants to illustrate his/her story.

Prior to Assessment:

Students have had lessons on the water cycle and are thoroughly familiar with the processes and concepts.

Time Needed for Assessment:

3 45-minute class periods

Procedure:

The total class participates in a model brainstorm activity to discuss the many, varied and unusual factors that could affect a drop of water. Students develop their own stories and use a variety of art materials to illustrate them.  The stories are presented to the class.

Scoring Guide:

 1 point for well-organized story

1 point for each step in the water cycle

1 point for illustration

1 point for neat work