The Water Cycle

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?

• EVAPORATION
• PRECIPITATION
• TRANSPIRATION

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Codensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

The first step in the water cycle 

• evaporation
• condensation 
• precipitation
• there is no first step 

Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff 

The water cycle has no start or end

• true
• false

Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

The ______________is the beginning source of energy for the water cycle.

• sun
• wind
• geothermal
• volcano