Water Cycle Quiz

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

• the sun

• animals

• plants

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What is evaporation?

• Water freezes.

• Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid.

• Water changes from liquid to water vapor (gas).

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

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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When rising water vapor meets colder air and then turns back into water droplets is called

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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

• helium

• water

• oxygen

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What are the three stages of the water cycle?

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation

• condensation, precipitation, hibernation

• transpiration, dehydration, condensation

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Where does some water from the water cycle collect underground?

• ground water

• aquariums

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What is the constant movement of water from the ground, to the sky, and back again called?

• rain

• snow

• water cycle

• rain clouds

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Water falling from the sky as rain or sleet is called

• water cycle

• precipitation

• snow

• hail

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High clouds are made of

• water vapor

• tiny bits of frozen water vapor

• tiny drops of liquid water

• all of the above