Nile River (RED)

Which is the first step in the water cycle?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

Evaporation is the change of water from a liquid to ...

• gas

  (water vapor)

• liquid

  (water)

• solid

  (ice)

Condensation is when water vapor starts to turn in a liquid again, and this forms ...

• clouds

• the Sun

• a river

When water droplets fall back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, hail.

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

Rivers are which part of the water cycle?

• precipitation

• runoff

• clouds

Which plant did the ancient Egyptians use to make paper?

• papyrus

• wood

• wheat

• rice

The ancient Egyptian writing system was called ...

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• the Nile

Where a river starts is called the ...

• source

• delta

• mouth

Where a river ends is called the ...

• mouth

• source

• cataract

Fine soil or sand that is carried along by rivers.

• silt

• source

• confluence