Water Cycle and Weather Quiz

This precipitation forms as ice crystals and remains frozen all the way to the ground.

• Sleet
• Hail
• Rain
• Snow

This weather phenomenon begins as hot and cold air masses form a funnel-shaped cloud

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Thunderstorm
• Sunshine

This step of the water cycle is when water is warmed by the sun and becomes water vapor. 

• Precipitation
• Groundwater
• Evaporation
• Condensation

This step of the water cycle happens when water vapor cools and forms clouds. 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Groundwater
• Precipitation

This step in the water cycle happens when condensed water becomes too heavy to remain in the sky and falls to earth.

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Groundwater

This step in the water cycle happens when water soaks into the ground. 

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Groundwater
• Condensation

This form of precipitation comes from liquid water that freezes as it hit cold air close to the ground.

• Hail
• Sleet
• Rain
• Snow

This precipitation forms as liquid water falls to the earth. 

• Rain
• Snow
• Sleet
• Hail

This precipitation forms when frozen water is carried through warm spots of air by wind and refreezes. It can become as large as a softball. 

• Snow
• Sleet
• Hail
• Rain

This weather phenomenon occurs when warm ocean water and cold air swirl together to cause strong wind and rain. 

• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Hurricane
• Snowstorm