Water Cycle Quiz

What is another name for the water cycle?

• Hydrological cycle

• Ocean cycle

• Rain cycle

• Sun cycle

What causes water to evaporate from oceans, rivers, and lakes?

• Wind

• Sun's heat

• Gravity

• Rainfall

What happens when water vapor cools down?

• It turns into ice

• It turns into gas

• It turns into liquid

• It disappears

What is formed when water vapor condenses?

• Clouds

• Rainbows

• Fog

• Hail

What is the term for water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What happens to some of the precipitation that falls on land?

• It flows directly into the sea

• It evaporates completely

• It is absorbed by plants

• It disappears

During a heavy rainstorm, Scarlett, Eesha, and Alexander noticed water flowing across the surface of their school playground. What is the term for this phenomenon?

• Surface run-off

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Transpiration

What is the major store of water on Earth?

• Ice caps

• Land

• Atmosphere

• Ocean

What is the term for an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries?

• River basin

• Watershed

• Ocean basin

• Lake basin

Leo, Daniel, and Neha went on a field trip to a river basin. They observed the water flow and wondered where it eventually ends up. Can you help them understand where does the water in a river basin eventually flow to?

• The sea

• The atmosphere

• The mountains

• The desert