The Water Cycle

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation
• transpiration

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid

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

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

• volcanoes
• the sun
• lightning
• wind