The Water Cycle

Front

What process occurs when water droplets form on grass in the morning?

Back

condensation

Front

Why might a plant die if the stomata on a leaf are covered?

Back

The plant was unable to carry out transpiration.

Front

Which of these changes of state would involve water absorbing energy?

• condensation
• deposition
• evaporation
• freezing

Back

evaporation

Front

Which statement best describes the movement of liquid water from land back into a body of water? Options: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff

Back

runoff

Front

What is the correct term for the movement of water from the surface of Earth to the groundwater?

Back

infiltration

Front

Rain, sleet, snow and hail are all examples of:

Back

precipitation.

Front

What percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh?

Back

3%

Front

What percentage of the earth is covered by water?

Back

71%

Front

Going from water vapor directly to ice is also called.

Back

deposition

Front

Most of the earth's freshwater is locked up in _____________. the ocean, ice, snow, and glaciers, groundwater, the atmosphere

Back

ice, snow, and glaciers