Water Cycle Quiz

During which phase of the water cycle does liquid water change into water vapor using energy from the sun?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Collection

During which phase of the water cycle does gravity pull water from the atmosphere down to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Collection

During which phase of the water cycle does liquid water collect in larger bodies of water like rivers, lakes, or oceans?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Collection

During which phase of the water cycle does water vapor cool into liquid water droplets that form clouds?

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Collection

Which statement does the graph above support?

• Earth's water is evenly split between fresh and salt water
• Most of Earth's water is in lakes, rivers, and streams
• Most of Earth's water is in the ocean
• Most of Earth's freshwater is in glaciers

What is a rain shadow?

• When a dark shadow is create by the precipitation blocking the sun
• When moist air gets blocked by a mountain and rain falls more on one side of the mountain
• When a storm happens only at night because of the shape of the clouds in the sky

How does the mountain affect the amount of rain that West Ferris receives?

• The mountain creates rain clouds on both sides, so West Ferris always gets double the rain compared to East Ferris
• The mountain heats the air, causing rain to fall only at night in East Ferris but West Ferris can get rain at any time of the day
• The wind pushes the water vapor up the mountain higher into the atmosphere where it condenses and falls as rain on West Ferris before it can reach East Ferris