Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

Which term describes the movement of water from the surface into the ground?

• Precipitation

• Percolation

• Crystallization

• Absorption

What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?

• Crystallization

• Evaporation

• Absorption

• Precipitation

Which term refers to the process of water being absorbed by plants and then released into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Percolation

What is the term for water that flows over the ground surface?

• Groundwater Movement

• Runoff

• Absorption

• Crystallization

Which process involves the formation of solid crystals from a solution?

• Crystallization

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What is the term for water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Precipitation

• Percolation

• Absorption

• Runoff

Which term describes the movement of water through the soil and rocks underground?

• Groundwater Movement

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the process by which water is taken up by the roots of plants?

• Absorption

• Crystallization

• Runoff

• Precipitation

Which process is responsible for the release of water vapor from plants into the air?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Evaporation