Water Cycle and Clouds

Front

When is the most energy transferred from the Sun to the water in the water cycle? Options: collection, evaporation, condensation, precipitation

Back

evaporation

Front

Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth’s surface? Options: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration

Back

precipitation

Front

When water vapor rises and cools, the liquid water in the air comes together forming ___.

Back

clouds

Front

Which will increase transpiration? Options: increase in evaporation, decrease in evaporation, increase in the Sun's energy, decrease in the Sun's energy

Back

increase in the Sun's energy

Front

Which type of cloud is formed high in the atmosphere? Options: cirrus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus

Back

cirrus

Front

What is a natural cause of rivers drying up? Options: pollution, erosion, lack of precipitation, water table rising

Back

lack of precipitation

Front

Which shows the correct order of the water cycle? Options: evaporation, precipitation, condensation, collection/run-off, evaporation, condensation, collection/run-off, precipitation, evaporation, collection/run-off, condensation, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection/run-off

Back

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection/run-off

Front

Changing liquid water in plants to a gas in the air is called ___ .

Back

transpiration

Front

Which process in the water cycle returns water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere?

Back

evaporation

Front

Which fact best explains why most evaporation happens in the oceans? Options: Ocean water is salty., There are mountain ranges on the ocean floor., 97% of the Earth is ocean water., Fewer clouds block sunlight over the ocean.

Back

97% of the Earth is ocean water.