Understanding Precipitation and the Water Cycle

This video tutorial explains precipitation and its role in the water cycle. It covers the types of precipitation, such as snow, rain, sleet, and hail, and describes the four steps of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. The video details how water evaporates, forms clouds through condensation, falls as precipitation, and is collected back into water bodies, completing the cycle.

What is precipitation?

• Water that evaporates from the ocean

• Water that forms clouds

• Water that is absorbed into the ground

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?

• Sleet

• Fog

• Hail

• Rain

What are the four steps of the water cycle?

• Condensation, precipitation, collection, absorption

• Evaporation, collection, precipitation, condensation

• Evaporation, precipitation, condensation, absorption

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection

During evaporation, what happens to the water?

• It turns into ice

• It forms clouds

• It becomes a liquid

• It turns into vapor or steam

What causes water vapor to change back into liquid during condensation?

• It mixes with other gases

• It falls to the ground

• It gets heated by the sun

• It gets cold

What happens to water after it falls back to Earth as precipitation?

• It turns into vapor

• It collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans or is absorbed into the ground

• It forms new clouds

• It evaporates immediately

What is the final step of the water cycle before it starts again?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Collection

• Evaporation