Water Cycle Quiz Review

When water collects into large bodies of water.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

• Condensation

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

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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

• Evaporation

• Groundwater

• Condensation

• Precipitation

When water evaporates from the leaves of plants or trees.

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

When clouds get heavy and water falls back to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

When water travels downhill to a body of water.

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Accumulation

• Groundwater

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

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

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

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%

Which contains the greatest amount of earth's freshwater?

• oceans and seas.

• Rivers and lakes.

• glaciers and polar ice caps

• groundwater

Which answer choice correctly identifies letter A?

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation