The Water Cycle Wonders Quiz

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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Which part of the water cycle is responsible for water vapor rising into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What is the term for the movement of water across the surface of the land, eventually reaching rivers, lakes, or oceans?

• Collection

• Run off

• Ground water

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process describes plants releasing water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for water that infiltrates the ground and fills the spaces in soil and rock?

• Run off

• Ground water

• Collection

• Transpiration

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During which stage of the water cycle does water fall from the atmosphere to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the final stage of the water cycle where water gathers in large bodies like oceans, lakes, and rivers?

• Evaporation

• Collection

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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Which type of precipitation is characterized by frozen water droplets falling as ice pellets before reaching the ground?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

• Hail

What type of precipitation occurs when water vapor freezes into ice crystals and falls to the ground?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of precipitation is simply liquid water falling from the sky?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail