The Water Cycle

Front

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

Back

the sun

Front

What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation

Back

precipitation

Front

What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation

Back

evaporation

Front

When water condenses, water vapor in the air gets ______ and changes back into a liquid.

Back

cold

Front

What is the OPPOSITE of condensation?

Back

evaporation

Front

How much of our planet is estimated to be covered with water?

Back

75%

Front

What is it called when water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail?

Back

precipitation

Front

What do you call the changes of water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth?

Back

the water cycle

Front

What is rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean?

Back

run-off

Front

Condensation is when __________.

Back

water changes from a gas to a liquid