Water Cycle

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• air

• clouds

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• volcanoes

• the sun

• lightning

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

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

What do we call water in its gas state?

• rain

• snow

• ice

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

• solid, liquid

• gas, liquid

• liquid, gas

• liquid, solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

There is no new water on Earth.

• True

• False

The sun drying a puddle of water after it rains is an example of:

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Clouds are formed in this step of the water cycle:

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation