Water Cycle Quiz

What percentage of water on Earth is found in oceans?

• 97%

• 2%

• 1%

• 35%

What happens to water vapor when it cools in the atmosphere?

• It falls as rain or snow

• It evaporates

• It turns into groundwater

• It stays in the air

What is the process called where water from water bodies, through land systems, and back into water bodies is recycled?

• Water cycle

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What percentage of rain that falls runs back to the ocean?

• 35%

• 60%

• 97%

• 2%

What is the main source of water vapor in the atmosphere?

• Oceans

• Glaciers

• Streams

• Groundwater

What percentage of water on Earth is found in oceans?

• 97%

• 2%

• 1%

• 35%

What happens to water vapor when it cools in the atmosphere?

• It evaporates

• It falls as rain or snow

• It turns into groundwater

• It stays in the air

What is the process called where water from water bodies, through land systems, and back into water bodies is recycled?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• The water cycle

• Transpiration

What percentage of rain that falls runs back to the ocean?

• 60%

• 35%

• 97%

• 1%

What is the term for water that soaks into the ground?

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration