Water Cycle Quiz

Where is the most water found on Earth

• Ice

• Glaciers

• Oceans

• Rivers

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface

• Volcanoes

• Lightning

• The Sun

• Wind

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor

• Evaporating

• Condensing

• Precipitating

• Freezing

What is it called when water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid

• Cumulus

• Condensation

• Freezing

• Freezing

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid or solid ice

• the shape or size of the cup

• where it has been stored

• if it is being used for irrigation

• what its temperature is

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

• A. cold, rainy

• B. cold, sunny

• C. warm, rainy

• D. warm, sunny

What does heat from the sun cause liquid water to do?

• A. evaporate into the air

• B. travel deeper into the soil

• C. change into a solid

• D. fall from clouds as rain

Where is the most fresh water on earth located?

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Glaciers

What do the processes of evaporation and condensation have in common?

• A. precipitation happens at the same time

• B. both require a temperature change

• C. water freezes in both processes

• D. both produce water vapor

10. The main difference between evaporation and condensation is…

• A. Evaporation changes water to vapor, condensation changes vapor to water.

• B. Evaporation occurs only in cold weather, condensation only occurs in warm weather.

• C. Evaporation changes vapor to water, condensation changes water to vapor.

• D. Evaporation and condensation can only occur at the same time.