Water Cycle Questions

Forms when water droplets condense from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces near the ground. Must be BELOW freezing

• Rain
• Dew
• Frost
• snow

Forms when water droplets condense from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces near the ground. Must be above freezing

• Rain
• Dew
• Frost
• snow

Forms when water droplets combine and are too large for the atmosphere to support its weight, the droplets fall due to gravity.

• Precipitation

• Dew
• Frost
• Evaportation

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form