Water Cycle Quiz

What is evaporation?

• The cooling of water on Earth by the Sun

• The heating of water on Earth by the Sun

• The freezing of water on Earth by the Sun

• The melting of ice on Earth by the Sun

What is transpiration?

• The freezing of water from plants

• The melting of ice from plants

• The evaporation of water from plants

• The condensation of water from plants

What happens during condensation?

• Water vapor cools and changes into a gas

• Water vapor heats and changes into a liquid

• Water vapor cools and changes into a liquid

• Water vapor heats and changes into a solid

What is precipitation?

• When water droplets become too light and rise

• When water droplets become too heavy and fall

• When water droplets freeze and float

• When water droplets evaporate and disappear

What is groundwater?

• Precipitation that evaporates into the air

• Precipitation that flows into the ocean

• Precipitation that soaks into the ground

• Precipitation that turns into clouds

What is runoff?

• Precipitation that evaporates into the air

• Precipitation that overflows into streams, rivers, or the ocean

• Precipitation that turns into clouds

• Precipitation that soaks into the ground

What is accumulation?

• When water evaporates into the air

• When water collects in large bodies like lakes and oceans

• When water turns into clouds

• When water freezes into ice

In the diagram, which point represents evaporation?

In the diagram, which point represents condensation?

In the diagram, which point represents precipitation?