Water Cycle Test Prep Task Cards

What change occurs during evaporation?

• A change from liquid to gas

• A change from solid to liquid

• A change from gas to liquid

• A change from solid to gas

What change occurs during evaporation?

• A. Water vapor changes to solid water.

• B. Liquid water changes to water vapor.

• C. Water vapor becomes liquid water.

• D. Water vapor is absorbed into the soil on Earth’s surface.

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

• Percolation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which of the following is NOT a form which water can take?

• Frozen water in a glacier

• Water vapor in the atmosphere

• Liquid water beneath Earth’s surface

• None of the above

A diagram of the processes involved in the water cycle is shown below. Which arrow best represents percolation?

• Arrow W

• Arrow X

• Arrow Y

• Arrow Z

What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below. What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

• A) Percolation

• B) Precipitation

• C) Formation of fog

• D) Evaporation

The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day. Which process most likely occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Which of the following is the least likely to directly follow precipitation?

• The accumulation of water in a pond

• The runoff of water to a nearby stream

• The percolation of water into an aquifer

• The decrease of water in a lake

Forms of precipitation include—

• snow, sleet, and hail only.

• rain and snow only.

• sleet, snow, rain, and hail.

• hail and rain only.