Water Cycle Quiz Practice

Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...

• condensation

• runoff

• ground water

• infiltration

The process by which plants release water through the pores in their leaves is called...

• accumulation

• run off

• evaporation

• transpiration

The transformation of water vapor back into liquid water by cooling is called...

• condensation

• evaporation

• run-off

• precipitation

If a rain drop lands in the ocean, it will eventually _______, and return to the clouds.

• condense

• evaporate

After liquid water turns into water vapor, it goes into the air where it becomes a...

• glacier

• cloud

• surface water

• ground water

Water vapor is the _______ form of water.

• solid

• liquid

• gaseous

The higher water vapor rises in the atmosphere the _______ it gets.

• warmer

• colder

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...

• surface water

• precipitation

• ground water

• runoff

All of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans is called...

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

• precipitation

What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface?

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

• water vapor