Water Cycle Video Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The process of water condensing into clouds

• The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere

• The continuous movement of water between various water stores

• The process of water falling onto the surface of the Earth

Where is the majority of Earth's water stored?

• In the rivers and streams

• In the atmosphere

• In the oceans

• In the ice sheets and glaciers

What happens to precipitation that falls directly onto the oceans?

• It infiltrates the soil and percolates into the ground

• It runs off into rivers and streams

• It becomes part of surface ocean and can be churned into ocean currents

• It evaporates into the atmosphere

What is the process of water turning from a liquid into a gas or vapor called?

• Evaporation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What is the term for the evaporation of water through plant leaves?

• Percolation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What happens to evaporated water molecules in the atmosphere?

• They mix with smoke and dirt particles

• They condense into visible masses of water vapor

• They collide and merge to form clouds

• They fall back to the Earth as precipitation

What is the term for the process of water flowing into the air from plants and soil?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Transpiration

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

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

What is the term for the process of water flowing through the soil and rock particles?

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Discharge

What is the term for the process of water flowing sideways or laterally in underground aquifers?

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Discharge