Introduction to the water cycle

1. What is the process in which water vapor changes into liquid water?

• a) Evaporation
• b) Condensation
• c) Precipitation
• d) Transpiration

2. Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle?

• a) Runoff
• b) Sublimation
• c) Infiltration
• Transpiration

3. What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• a) Wind
• b) Sun
• c) Earth's core
• d) Gravity

4. What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into ice crystals?

• a) Melting
• b) Sublimation
• c) Freezing
• d) Deposition

5. Which part of the water cycle involves the conversion of liquid water into water vapor?

• a) Precipitation
• b) Evaporation
• c) Condensation
• d) Transpiration

6. What is the name for the process by which water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• a) Evaporation
• b) Condensation
• c) Transpiration
• d) Precipitation

7. Which of the following is an example of a form of precipitation?

• a) Dew
• b) Fog
• c) Hail
• d) All of the above

8. What is the term for the process in which plants release water vapor through their leaves?

• a) Condensation
• b) Infiltration
• c) Transpiration
• d) Sublimation