Vocab - The Water Cycle, S.P.I.C.E.S.S. and P.Q.E.

What does the 'I' represents in S.P.I.C.E.S.S.?

• Interconnection

• Interval

• Instagram

• Incorrect

______occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What does the 'P' stand for in PQE?

• Pattern

• Place

• Precipitation

• Past

The process by which water moves through the atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface is known as...

• Erosion

• Precipitation

• The Water Cycle

• Condensation

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

• Transformation
• Runoff
• Irrigation
• Desertification

What does the 'Q' stand for in PQE?

• Quantum

• Quantity

• Quantify

• Quotient

What term described water droplets in clouds becoming heavy and falling back to earth?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Water that fills the spaces in soil and rock layers is known as...

• runoff

• precipitation

• water

• groundwater

_______describes the process of water turning into water vapor.

• Deposition
• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation

Which terms do the 'S's' represent in S.P.I.C.E.S.S.?

• Scale

• Sustainability

• Solar

• Space