Water Cycle Worksheet

Drag the the elements/processes of the hydrologic cycle to their corresponding spots on the image.

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Evaporation

Precipitation

Sun

Wind

Percolation

Ocean

Run-off

Rivers & streams

Collection

Condensation

What brings water back to Earth?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

The process in which water travels from land that has experience precipitation to the nearest body of water

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Run off

• Condensation

When plants uptake water and it is evaporated from their leaves back the atmosphere, this is called

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Percolation

What causes water to change from a liquid to a gas?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Percolation

Process in which gaseous water is cooled and converted back to its liquid form

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Run off

• Transpiration

Process through which plants return moisture to the atmosphere

• Precipitation

• Ground water

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

When the sun hits a body or collection of water and causes the water to turn to a gas and return to the atmosphere

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Percolation

Which of the following leads to the production of ground water?

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

Which of the following is most directly responsible for providing us with potable drinking water?

• Percolation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Collection