Water Cycle Quiz

When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

Which part of the water cycle is responsible for the formation of clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

Process where water is collected in rivers, lakes, and oceans after precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

When does water return to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

What happens to puddles on the sidewalk when they shrink and disappear?

• They turn into gas

• They soak into the ground

• They freeze

• They turn into clouds

What happens when the clouds get heavy?

• They form another cloud

• Precipitation can happen

• The cloud disappears

• The cloud gets more fluffy

Stratonimbus clouds....

• are very wide and dark and can cause rain

• are fluffy and tall

• are fluffy and can cause rain

• Turn into cumulonimbus clouds

What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds most likely bring?

• Clear and sunny

• Rain and lightning

• Humid and warm

• Rain that lasts all day

Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because....

• The temperature is cold

• They have many types of plants

• The Earth travels in a circle around the sun

• Sunbeams shine in the tropical zone causing more water evaporation and rainfall

Why is it so much hotter near the equator? (Hint: think about the sun)

• The sun is closer to the equator

• The equator is closer to the sun

• The sun's rays hit the equator more directly

• The equator has less cloud cover