Water Cycle Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The movement of water in a straight line

• The continuous movement of water on Earth

• The freezing of water in the atmosphere

• The drying of water in the desert

What provides energy to keep the water cycle going?

• The Moon

• The Wind

• The Sun

• The Stars

In what forms can water be found in the water cycle?

• Solid, liquid, and plasma

• Liquid, solid, and gas

• Gas, plasma, and liquid

• Solid, plasma, and gas

What is the process called when water vapor cools and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Collection

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What happens during precipitation?

• Water turns into vapor

• Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, or hail

• Water gathers in oceans

• Water heats up

What is runoff?

• Water that evaporates into the air

• Water that flows over land into streams, rivers, and oceans

• Water that freezes in the atmosphere

• Water that collects in lakes

What role does the Sun play in the water cycle?

• It cools the water

• It provides energy to heat water on Earth's surface

• It freezes the water

• It absorbs the water

What would happen without the Sun's energy?

• Water would freeze

• Water wouldn't evaporate

• Water would boil

• Water would disappear

What is the first step in the water cycle?

• Water vapor rises and cools

• Clouds release precipitation

• The Sun heats water in oceans, lakes, and rivers

• Water collects on land

What happens after water vapor rises and cools?

• It turns into ice

• It forms clouds

• It evaporates

• It collects in rivers