The Water Cycle TCAP Review

Multiple Choice

In order for evaporation to occur, the water must be ________.

• cooled

• heated

• frozen

• melted

Multiple Choice

In order for condensation to occur, the water must be __________.

• Cooled

• Heated

• Frozen

• Melted

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of collection?

• snow

• hail

• rain

• river

Multiple Choice

When does water evaporate fastest?

• at room temperature

• on a warm day

• on a hot day

• on a cold day

Multiple Choice

How old is most of the water we drink today?

• thousands of years

• millions of years

• a few months

• a few weeks

Multiple Choice

Forms of precipitation are-

• only sleet and snow

• rain, sleet, hail, and snow

• only dew and rain 

• only snow and rain

Multiple Choice

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• runoff

Multiple Choice

What is precipitation?

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Multiple Choice

What is water vapor?

• Water on the land (geosphere)

• Water in the air (atmosphere)

• Water in plants

• Water in the water (hydrosphere)

Multiple Choice

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation