Water Cycle

Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, Y, and Y labeled. What do the arrows X and Y represent?

• Sea and land breezes along the coastline.

• Formation of dew as cold air sinks.

• Run-off of surface water and movement of ground water toward sea level.

• Tidal flooding and erosion of the river bank.

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold

• hot

• warm

• solid

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• when water melts

• when clouds form

• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

Rain soaks into the ground

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Throughflow

• Surface runoff

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• clouds

• air

• vapor

Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through which process?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration

• condensation