Water Cycle Reading

Water can exist as a solid, liquid or gas. Water can be found as a solid in:

• Rain

• Groundwater

• Clouds

• Snowpack

Study the water cycle diagram. Identify the process shown by #2 on the diagram.

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

Which numbers on the water cycle diagram are influenced by the force of gravity?

• Numbers 1 and 2.

• Numbers 3, 4 and 5.

• Number 4 only.

• Number 6 only.

Heat from the sun can trigger which process in the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

• All of the above

All of the following are forms of precipitation except:

• Snow

• Rain

• Groundwater

• Sleet

True or False: The Water Cycle connects Earth’s land, atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms.

• True

• False