Water Cycle Test Practice

Front

What must occur before clouds can form?

Back

Water vapor must lose heat energy.

Front

Which process allows green plants to control the amount of water stored in their leaves?

Back

transpiration

Front

After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

Back

evaporation

Front

Why is the sun needed to produce rain?

Back

The sun warms ocean water, which causes more clouds to form.

Front

What causes water to soak the ground?

Back

High levels of precipitation.

Front

Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth’s surface?

Back

precipitation

Front

Which process will be most affected by the heat on a warm, summer day in a field of corn plants?

Back

transpiration

Front

Which term best describes the flow of water over land?

Back

runoff

Front

Which most accurately explains the way clouds form?

Back

Warm water vapor hits cold air, changing the gas into a liquid, and forming a cloud.

Front

What forms during the condensation process?

Back

clouds