Exploring Rivers and the Water Cycle

What are the main stages of the water cycle?

• Condensation, filtration, precipitation, evaporation

• Sublimation, infiltration, evaporation, runoff

• Filtration, absorption, evaporation, runoff

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff

Define evaporation in the context of the water cycle.

• Evaporation is water moving from ground to ocean.

• Evaporation is water freezing into ice.

• Evaporation is water changing from liquid to vapor.

• Evaporation is water changing from vapor to liquid.

What role does condensation play in the water cycle?

• Occurs only in winter.

• Essential for cloud formation and precipitation.

• Process of water absorption by the ground.

• Leads to evaporation.

Explain precipitation and its forms.

• Precipitation includes fog and mist.

• Precipitation is water evaporating from the ground.

• Precipitation is water falling from the atmosphere, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

• Precipitation is only in tropical regions.

Name three major rivers in the world.

• Loop, Seine, Twist

• Lagan, Bann, Crawfordsburn

• Volgary, Tigris, Pine

• Nile, Amazon, Yangtze

Describe the process of infiltration in the water cycle.

• Infiltration is water flowing over the ground.

• Infiltration is water entering the soil from the surface.

• Infiltration is water moving from soil into plants.

• Infiltration is water evaporating into the atmosphere.

What is runoff and how does it relate to rivers?

• Runoff is evaporation from rivers.

• Runoff is water flowing over land to rivers.

• Runoff is water absorbed by soil, not reaching rivers.

• Runoff is water stored in lakes, not flowing to rivers.

What is the process of transpiration in the water cycle?

• Transpiration is water vapor released from plants.

• Transpiration is the freezing of water in the soil.

• Transpiration is water flowing into rivers.

• Transpiration is the absorption of water by plants.

What is the word that describes a surface that does not let water pass through? Spelling counts!

What is another phrase that means the same as 'The Water Cycle'?

• Aqua cycle

• H2O Cycle

• Hydrological Cycle

• Mineral Cycle