Water Cycle Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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The water cycle has no start or end.

• true
• false

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Which phase change does this image show?

• transpiration
• melting
• condensation
• evaporation

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Evaporation 

• From the clouds to earth 
• From rivers to oceans
• From the ocean to the atmosphere
• From the atmosphere into the ground 

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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