Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when water turns from a liquid into a gas due to the sun's heat?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called when water vapour turns back into tiny droplets of water, forming clouds?

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process where water falls from the air as rain, snow, or hail?

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process where water soaks into the ground and makes its way through rocks until it reaches a river or forms a spring?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does the water collected in rivers and lakes flow downhill to?

• Mountains

• Desert

• Sea

• Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process where water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of the underground layer of water-bearing rock that can yield water?

• Aquifer

• Reservoir

• Watershed

• Spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the process called when water moves from the surface of the Earth into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4