Water Cycle - What do you know? Quiz

About how much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

The surface is where we live!

• 85%

• 70%

• 50%

Hail, snow, and sleet are all types of ​ (a)   .

• precipitation
• evaporation
• transpiration

Water that is underground is called ​ (a)   .

• groundwater
• runoff
• meltwater

What is the name for the process of water turning from a liquid to a gas in the air?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

Warm, moist air rises into the sky and cools to form ​ (a)   .

• clouds
• puddles
• streams

Which is these does NOT involve liquid turning into water vapor?

• transpiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

​ (a)   is when the water on the ground's surface soaks into the soil.

• Infiltration
• Condensation
• Transpiration

Where does most river water go?

• in the mountains

• in seas and oceans

• in the ground