Water and Earth 1: Objective 1

What is the name of the process in the water cycle shown by label 1?

• infiltration

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

If there is a great deal of precipitation occurring in a short time, which process in the water cycle will be affected first?

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

The water cycle is important for recycling the water on Earth. Which of these is the source of most of the water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere?

• river flooding

• glacier melting

• ocean evaporation

• plant transpiration

Condensation in the water cycle happens when

• water vapor cools down and turns into clouds

• water heats up and turns into a gas

• water changes from a liquid to a solid and forms snow

• water changes from a gas into a solid and forms hail

Which process is occurring at the arrow labeled 4

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

Sometimes during the year, the oceans get warmer.

Which part of the water cycle is directly affected by the warming of the ocean water?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

When water evaporates (moves from the oceans to the sky), how does the water change?

• its crystal size becomes smaller

• its chemical energy increases

• it changes from a liquid to a gas

• it changes from a gas to a liquid

Which part of the water cycle is directly responsible for returning water to the ground?

• evaporation

• runoff

• condensation

• precipitation