How does rain form and what is the water cycle? MET office

What is the process called when water turns into an invisible gas due to the heat of the Sun?

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What are clouds made up of?

• Tiny ice crystals

• Tiny water droplets

• Tiny air bubbles

• Tiny dust particles

What happens when water droplets in the sky bump into one another?

• They turn into snowflakes

• They freeze

• They evaporate

• They stick together and grow in size

What is the name of the process that keeps water moving from the ground to the sky?

• Water condensation

• Water precipitation

• Water evaporation

• Water cycle

How many original tiny water droplets make up every single raindrop that reaches the ground?

• 1 million

• 100 million

• 10 million

• 100,000