Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Which stage of the water cycle involves water turning from liquid to gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

What is the term for water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Which process in the water cycle is responsible for water entering the atmosphere from plants?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is the term for the movement of water into the ground where it becomes groundwater?

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Photosynthesis

• Precipitation

What drives the water cycle by providing energy for evaporation?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Wind

• The Earth's Core

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

Which form of precipitation is made up of ice crystals?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

What is the process called when water from the surface of the Earth seeps down into the soil and rock layers?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Transpiration