How Does It Work? - The Water Cycle

The video explains the water cycle, starting with heat causing evaporation. Water vapor enters the atmosphere, moves with winds, and precipitates as rain. The rain collects in rivers and returns to the ocean, completing the cycle.

What natural process is initiated by the sun's heat at the Earth's surface?

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

How does water vapor primarily move through the atmosphere?

• Carried by winds

• By gravity

• Via animal transport

• Through ocean currents

What happens to water vapor when it is caught up in storms?

• It freezes into ice

• It condenses and falls as rain

• It evaporates again

• It remains in the atmosphere

Where does rainwater typically collect before flowing back to the ocean?

• In lakes

• In river basins

• In underground reservoirs

• In glaciers

What marks the completion of the water cycle?

• Water being absorbed by plants

• Water returning to the ocean

• Water evaporating from soil

• Water freezing in polar regions