Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

According to this diagram, what are two methods by which water on land (in lakes and streams) returns to the oceans? (Select TWO answers)

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

According to this diagram, what are two methods by which water is converted to vapor? (Select TWO answers)

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid