Water Cycle Quiz

Label the parts of the water cycle.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

evaporation

infiltration

run off

precipitation

transpiration

groundwater

condensation

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Water Cycle Vocabulary: Match the word to the definition.

• infiltration

• gas to liquid

• precipitation

• rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• condensation

• water soaking into the ground

• evaporation

• release of water from plant leaves

• transpiration

• liquid to gas

Energy from the ___ powers the water cycle.

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Which process of the water cycle is similar to water droplets forming on grass early in the morning?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

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What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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What water cycle process results in plants releasing water vapor from their leaves?

• precipitation
• crystallization
• transpiration
• collection

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This photograph shows a beach on a partly sunny day. Which of the following is an interaction between the sun and the ocean that results in clouds forming near the beach?

• Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean.

• Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean.

• Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean.

• Light from the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean.

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True or False: Water can move in any order through the water cycle.

• True

• False

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

• Wind

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Geothermal heat

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Water vapor is water in which form?

• liquid
• gas
• solid
• tiny droplets

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