The Water Cycle

What process is taking place at point D?

• runoff
• condensation
• infiltration
• transpiration

Energy flows through the Earth system in the water cycle in which two ways? Select all that apply.

• When gravity pushed water down a hill.
• When water changes states.
• When water moves from place to place.
• When runoff carves valleys into the Earth's surface.

What process is taking place at point A? Choose ALL that apply.

• evaporation
• a liquid is changing to a gas
• condensation
• a gas is changing to a liquid
• precipation

What term is being described? Rainwater soaks into the ground, through soil and porous underground rock, becoming groundwater.

• Transpiration
• Evaporation
• Percolation
• Groundwater

What must happen to water vapor in order for it to turn into liquid droplets?

• It must be heated.
• It must remain the same temperature.
• It must be cooled.
• It must be pushed by wind.

The main source of energy for the water cycle

• Radiant energy
• Transpiration
• Crystallization
• Condensation

What do we call it when water vapor loses thermal energy and becomes a liquid?

• Radiant energy
• Water cycle
• Transpiration
• Crystallization
• Condensation

What would happen if less water evaporated from the oceans?

• Ocean levels would decrease and there would be more precipitation.
• Ocean levels would increase and there would be more precipitation.
• Ocean levels would decrease and there would be less precipitation.
• Ocean levels would increase and there would be less precipitation.

The movement of water both on and above Earth's surface

• Radiant energy
• Water cycle
• Transpiration
• Crystallization
• Condensation

The process during which plants release moisture into the air

• Radiant energy
• Water cycle
• Transpiration
• Crystallization
• Condensation