Water cycle test

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

What is evaporation?

• Water freezes

• Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid

• Water gets warm and changes from liquid to gas

• Plants take in water from the soil

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

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Hibernation

What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?

What is the correct term for plants releasing water from their leaves, which then evaporates?

Where does some water from the water cycle collect underground?

• aquariums

• aquifers

• aqueducts

• aquatic parks

Write the three types of precipitation.

Bodies of water like rivers, lakes, glaciers and icecaps are considered

• Ocean water

• Tap water

• Freshwater

• Aquifers

Does precipitation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff