Water Cycle & Weather Instruments Quiz Review

Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

The changing of a liquid to a gas (water vapor)

• evaporation

• runoff

• condensation

• precipitation

The changing of a gas to a liquid (forms clouds)

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

Water returns to lakes and oceans

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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

• Sun

• Ground

• Water

What is evaporation?

• The process of water turning to a liquid and making clouds.

• The process of water turning to a gas/water vapor and rising to the air.

• The process of water falling from the sky.

What falls to the ground from clouds?

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• all of these choices

What is the correct word for rising water vapor that meets colder air and turns into water droplets and clouds?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Where is water vapor found?

• In the air

• In the ocean

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• It heats the water and causes it to evaporate and turn into water vapor.

• It makes it rain.