ANSWER KEY FOR SCIENCE
Part A: Multiple Choice
1. B The Sun
2. C water cycle
3. B Water changes from a liquid to a gas
4. D Water vapour
5. A The temperature becomes lower
6. B Condensation
7. B tiny liquid water droplets
8. C They fall back to Earth as rain
9. A snow or hailstones
10. B It seeps into the ground or enters rivers and seas
11. C They give out water vapour into the air
12. B Deforestation
13. B Clearing forests by cutting or burning down trees
14. A Fewer trees mean less water vapour is given out into the air
15. C Carbon dioxide
16. C It increases
17. B Global warming
18. B carbon dioxide gas
19. B A long period with too little or no rain, causing land to dry up
20. B It ensures a continuous supply of fresh water for living things
Part B: Short Answer
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Sky/Clouds
4. Deforestation
5. Global warming
Part C: Essay
1. Water evaporates into water vapour due to the Sun's heat, cools down to form
clouds/condensation, and falls back to Earth as rain or snow.
2. Because water moves in a continuous cycle that never stops, constantly recycling the
water from the Earth to the sky and back.
3. Fewer trees mean less water vapour is released into the air. This causes fewer clouds to
form, so rainfall decreases.
4. It releases carbon dioxide which traps heat, causing the Earth's temperature to
increase/global warming.
5. It changes weather patterns; some places get too much rain/causing floods, while other
places get too little rain/causing droughts.