The Water Cycle

The water cycle is the movement of _________.

• Water

• Sun

• Precipitation

• Movement

When liquid water changes into gas called water vapor this is called _________.

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of _______.

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Accumulation

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It increases the chance of flooding.

• It makes evaporation occur faster.

• It increases condensation.

• It returns water to other locations on earth.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts

• Evaporates

• Condenses

• Precipitates

What is precipitation?

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

What is condensation?

• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• Evaporating

• Condensing

• Runoff

• Precipitating

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

• Cold, rainy

• Warm, rainy

• Cold, sunny

• Warm, sunny