Water Cycle Quiz

What drives the water cycle?

• The wind

• The sun

• The moon

• The stars

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Which of the following is an important body of water involved in the water cycle?

• Lake Victoria

• River Thames

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

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What is the first stage of the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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What is the process by which water from the oceans and other bodies of water evaporate, form clouds, and precipitate back onto the land called?

• Precipitation

• Groundwater flow

• Water cycle

• Transpiration

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• It evaporates water from Earth's surface

• It condenses water droplets in the atmosphere

• It filters and purifies the water

• It stores water in underground aquifers

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What is the importance of the water cycle for life on Earth?

• It helps maintain a balance in the Earth's temperature.

• It helps distribute nutrients for plants to grow.

• It provides a constant supply of clean drinking water.

• It helps regulate the Earth's weather patterns.

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What is the term for the process by which water droplets form in clouds and fall to earth as rain, sleet, or snow?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What is the term for the process in which plants release excess water in the atmosphere through their leaves?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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What do you call the process by which water moves from the ground, through plant roots, and back into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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What is the term for the process by which water vapor in the atmosphere turns into liquid water, forming clouds?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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