Water Cycle QUiz

Front

What is the process called when heat energy is absorbed by water to form water vapor?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What happens when there is more water than the air can hold?

Back

The water falls to the ground as precipitation.

Front

What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

What do we call water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the process called when thermal energy is absorbed by liquid water and changes to a gas called water vapor?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

Front

What is condensation in the water cycle?

Back

The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

Back

The sun provides thermal energy that drives evaporation.

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as water vapor into the atmosphere.

Front

What is runoff?

Back

Water that flows over the ground and returns to bodies of water.