Atmosphere and Water cycle

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Runoff

• Valleys

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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

• accumulation

• runoff

• ground water

• surface water

Water vapor is the _______ form of water.

• solid
• liquid
• gaseous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

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

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

• water vapor

The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...

• Sun

• Moon

• Clouds