The Water Cycle

During evaporation water on the Earth turns from a liquid to a gas called

• water droplets

• clouds

• water vapor

• hydrogen

What happens during condensation when the water vapor cools down?

• it freezes

• it becomes ice

• it turns back into liquid water

• it rains

The four stages of the water cycle are

• precipitation, the sun, condensation, collection

• precipitation, condensation, evaporation, bodies of water

• rain, snow, sleet, hail

• evaporation, precipitation, collection, condensation

The sun’s role in the water cycle is to heat the water, causing it to evaporate.

• True

• False

Water droplets become precipitation when they join together in the sky.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• an ocean

• a pond

• a swimming pool

• snow

Which of the following is an example of collection?

• rain

• hail

• a river

• sleet

Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?­­

• plants

• electrical outlets

• the sun

• animals

What is the correct term for water that falls to the ground from clouds?

• condensation

• precipitation

• collection

• evaporation

What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid, liquid, or gas?

• helium

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• water