Water Cycle Quiz

1) Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?

• The spin of the Earth
• The Moon
• Fossil fuels
• The Sun

2) Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration

3) What is the main process by which water moves from land to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration

4) What is it called when plants release water that turns into vapor?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration
• Condensation

5) What is the process called when water from ice or snow turns directly into vapor without melting?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration
• Condensation

6) In what form can we see water in the atmosphere?

• Rivers
• Oceans
• Wind
• Clouds

7) What is the process called when water vapor becomes liquid water?

• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration
• Condensation

8) What is it called when water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation
• Transpiration

9) Where is most of the water on Earth stored?

• Lakes
• Rivers
• Oceans
• Ice caps
• Glaciers

10) Which of the following is a form a precipitation?

• Rain
• Snow
• Sleet
• Hail
• All of the above