Water Cycle

Where does the water cycle take place?

• Hydrosphere

• Space

• Geosphere

What is evaporation?

• the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change a to a gas

• the process by which molecules at the surface of a solid absorb enough energy to change a to a liquid

• when water freezes and becomes part of the cryosphere

What is condensation?

• when clouds release water in a process called precipitation

• the change in state from a gas to a liquid

• when the sun evaporates water to form water vapor

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

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• collection

Water that seeps into the ground becomes _________.

• lakes

• streams

• groundwater

• runoff

Water that runs down land into streams, lakes, or rivers is called__________.

• groundwater

• oceans

• runoff

• condensation

MOST of the water that comes back to earth during precipitation goes into the__________.

• ground

• ocean

• plants

• rocks

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• gravity

• the sun

• earth's rotation

• aliens

Runoff happens during which process?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Collection

Water vapor given off by water, plants, and animals is called__________.

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff