Water Cycle

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It increases condensation

Rain soaks into the ground

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Throughflow

• Surface runoff

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation

• precipitation

The water cycle is a good example of the cyclic nature of some materials in a natural ecosystem. Cyclic is best defined as

• never ending

• occurring in cycles

• succession

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Which example is a form of precipitation?

• Dew

• Fog

• Frost

• Hail

The water cycle is shown in the diagram. What would most likely happen if all evaporation of water stopped?

• Runoff would increase.

• More clouds would form.

• No precipitation would fall.

• Moist air would be in the atmosphere.

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

How is transpiration important to the water cycle?

• It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.

• It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.

• It allows plants to absorb water through their roots which is then precipitated back into the atmosphere.

• It permits the diffusion of water from the surface to water tables deep underground which restores groundwater supplies.