Water Cycle and Erosion

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

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

How does water return to the Earth's surface during the water cycle?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

What is the term for the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• disintegration

• dissolution

• weathering

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

• Sun

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Coal

What is the process by which water vapor in the atmosphere turns into liquid water?

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

How does erosion differ from weathering?

• Weathering breaks down rocks, erosion moves the broken pieces.

• Weathering is caused by wind, erosion is caused by water.

• Erosion creates rocks, weathering moves them.

• Erosion only affects soil, weathering affects rocks.

What role do plants play in the water cycle?

• Plants are only decorative in the water cycle

• Plants help in the absorption and release of water in the water cycle.

• Plants cause water loss in the water cycle

• Plants play no role in the water cycle

What is the term for the process of water seeping into the ground and becoming groundwater?

• infiltration

• absorption

• percolation

• evaporation

How does temperature affect the rate of evaporation in the water cycle?

• Temperature affects the rate of evaporation by increasing it as temperature rises.

• Temperature only affects condensation in the water cycle

• Temperature has no effect on the rate of evaporation

• Higher temperature decreases the rate of evaporation

What is the main force responsible for erosion?

• Water, wind, ice, or gravity

• Fire

• Earthquake

• Sunlight