Water Cycle 2

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

• provide heat energy for evaporation

• dry out the soil for runoff to occur

• provide heat energy for condensation

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

• solid, liquid

• liquid, gas

• gas, liquid

• liquid, solid

Water that falls to the ground from the clouds is ___.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

• rain

• snow

• clouds

• hail

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

True or False: Water is constantly being recycled because of the water cycle.

• True

• False

What step of the water cycle is shown in this picture?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

The water cycle is driven by ...

• wind and water

• people

• sun and gravity

• the moon

__________ is the change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

When ice melts, it forms a river called __________

• iceberg

• runoff

• glaciers