Water Cycle and Climate Review

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

What is it called when WATER is changed from a LIQUID to WATER VAPOR or a GAS?

• EVAPORATION

• PRECIPITATION

• TRANSPIRATION

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

What is groundwater?

• Water spilled on the ground
• Fresh water that has seeped through the cracks in the ground
• Water
• An in ground pool

The flow of water from land into a body of water.

• groundwater
• headwaters
• run-off
• infiltration

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• warm, sunny
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• cold, rainy

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff