Water Cycle

When water collects into large bodies of water.

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Precipitation

When water changes from a liquid into a gas (water vapor)

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

When water changes from a gas into a liquid forming clouds.

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

When water evaporates from the leaves of plants

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

When clouds get heavy and water falls back to Earth.

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Condensation

When water travels downhill to a body of water.

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called

• precipitation

• runoff

• transpiration

• accumulation

What percentage of earth's surface is covered with water?

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%

Which contains the greatest amount of earth's freshwater?

• groundwater

• oceans and seas

• lakes and rivers

• glaciers and polar ice caps

Which answer choice correctly identifies letter A?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff