Question

Every day, water moves through the air in different forms. This
movement happens because water can change into a gas, liquid, or solid,
depending on the amount of heat energy it gains or loses.
On a warm afternoon, Jasmine noticed a puddle slowly getting smaller.
Even though no one touched it, the puddle began to disappear. This
happened because the sun heated the water, giving it enough energy to
change into a gas called water vapor. This process is known as
evaporation.
Later that evening, Jasmine looked at the sky and saw fluffy white
clouds. Clouds form when warm water vapor rises into cooler air. As the
vapor cools, it loses energy and turns back into tiny liquid droplets. This
process is called condensation.
Early the next morning, Jasmine woke up to raindrops falling outside her
window. When clouds become full of water droplets, they can no longer
hold all the moisture. The droplets fall to the ground as precipitation.
Precipitation can be rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
By observing the puddle, the clouds, and the rain, Jasmine saw all three
major processes that move water through the sky: evaporation,
condensation, and precipitation.


1. What caused the puddle to get smaller in the passage?
A. The wind blew it away
B. The sun heated the water
C. The ground absorbed all the water
D. Animals drank the water
2. When liquid water changes into a gas, the process is called—
A. precipitation
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. melting
3. What is formed when water vapor cools and turns into tiny
droplets?
A. Clouds
B. Rivers
C. Snowstorms
D. Fog horns
4. Condensation happens when water vapor—
A. heats up
B. cools down
C. freezes
D. becomes ice
5. What type of weather event happened outside Jasmine’s window
in the morning?
A. Fog
B. Hail
C. Rain
D. Sunshine

Answer 1

1. B — The sun heated the water.
2. C — Evaporation.
3. A — Clouds.
4. B — Cools down.
5. C — Rain.