Exploring the Water Cycle

What are the four main stages of the water cycle?

• Sublimation, filtration, irrigation, absorption

• Condensation, evaporation, filtration, runoff

• Collection, evaporation, infiltration, transpiration

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection

Explain the process of evaporation in your own words.

• Evaporation is the process of liquid water turning into vapor when molecules gain enough energy to escape the liquid's surface.

• Evaporation occurs when vapor condenses into liquid water on a surface.

• Evaporation is when water freezes into ice due to low temperatures.

• Evaporation is the process of water being absorbed by soil and plants.

What happens to water during condensation?

• Water evaporates into a gas during condensation.

• Water freezes into ice during condensation.

• Water remains a gas without any change during condensation.

• Water changes from a gas to a liquid during condensation.

List three types of precipitation and give an example of each.

• 1. Rain - Example: Light rain on a spring day. 2. Snow - Example: Snowflakes falling in winter. 3. Hail - Example: Hailstones during a summer storm.

• Fog - Example: Misty conditions in the morning.

• Sleet - Example: Icy rain during a cold front.

• Drizzle - Example: Light mist on a humid day.

Why is the water cycle important for our environment?

• The water cycle is only important for agriculture.

• The water cycle has no impact on weather patterns.

• The water cycle is primarily a human-made process.

• The water cycle is important for our environment because it sustains ecosystems, regulates climate, and provides essential water resources.

How do human activities impact the water cycle?

• Human activities enhance transpiration and increase rainfall.

• Human activities disrupt the water cycle by reducing transpiration, increasing runoff, and contaminating water sources.

• Human activities have no effect on the water cycle.

• Human activities only affect the water cycle in urban areas.

What role do plants play in the water cycle?

• Plants only absorb water without releasing any vapor.

• Plants primarily store water without any evaporation process.

• Plants contribute to the water cycle by absorbing water and releasing water vapor through transpiration.

• Plants do not interact with the water cycle at all.

Describe how temperature affects evaporation rates.

• Evaporation rates are unaffected by temperature changes.

• Higher temperatures increase evaporation rates, while lower temperatures decrease them.

• Higher humidity decreases evaporation rates.

• Lower temperatures increase evaporation rates.

What is the difference between rain and snow as types of precipitation?

• Rain is liquid precipitation, while snow is solid precipitation.

• Rain is warmer than snow, regardless of temperature.

• Rain falls from clouds, while snow forms in the ground.

• Rain is solid precipitation, while snow is liquid precipitation.

How does the sun contribute to the water cycle?

• The sun cools the water, preventing evaporation.

• The sun creates clouds that block evaporation.

• The sun absorbs water directly from the ground.

• The sun drives the evaporation of water, initiating the water cycle.