Water Cycle

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run off

The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from

• a solid to a liquid

• a liquid to a gas

• a gas to a solid

• a liquid to a solid

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• photosynthesis

Water begins to evaporate when you add _______ to it.

• cold

• heat

• pressure

• salt

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

The ______________is the beginning source of energy for the water cycle.

• moon

• sun

• earth

• stars

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

A cup of ice sits in the sun.  The ice melts. What change of state will occur NEXT?

• from solid to liquid

• from liquid to gas

• from gas to solid

• from solid to gas

Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run off