Water Cycle Basics

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

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

During which stage of the water cycle does water vapor rise into the atmosphere?

• precipitation

• condensation

• sublimation

• evaporation

What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns back into liquid water?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

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

• downpour

• drizzle

• storm

• precipitation

Which process involves water seeping into the ground and replenishing groundwater sources?

• Infiltration

• Absorption

• Percolation

• Exfiltration

Plants release water vapor through which process in the water cycle?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

What is the name for the process by which plants absorb water through their roots and release it into the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the Earth's surface back into the atmosphere?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• sublimation

What is the name for the process by which water vapor in the atmosphere cools and forms clouds?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation