3rd Grade Water Cycle Quiz

What do we call it when the sun heats up water and it turns into a gas?

• Rain

• Evaporation

• Freezing

What happens when water vapor turns back into tiny drops of water to make clouds?

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

What is it called when water falls from the sky as rain or snow?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Which one is NOT part of the water cycle?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Eating

What helps start the water cycle by warming up water?

• The Moon

• The Wind

• The Sun

Water can go up into the air as gas.

• True

• False

Clouds are made of tiny drops of water.

• True

• False

The water cycle happens only one time and then it stops.

• True

• False

Water goes to ________ when it rains.

• the ground

• the sky

• the sun

• the trees