Water Cycle Challenge

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

During evaporation, does water gain or lose heat energy?

• lose

• increase

• stay the same

• gain

What is the term for water vapor turning back into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

When water vapor cools and forms clouds, what process is occurring?

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the term for water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• drizzle

• downpour

• precipitation

• deluge

What is the collection of water in rivers, lakes, and oceans called?

• liquid basins

• aquatic reservoirs

• water bodies

• water sources

Which stage of the water cycle involves water vapor rising into the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• Moon's gravity

• Earth's rotation

• Sun's heat

• Wind's force

What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

• sublimation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

What is the name of the process where water droplets in clouds collide and combine to form larger droplets?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Coalescence