Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• the recycling of water on earth

• when it rains

• when it snows

• the process of converting water into air

Water condenses and forms this

• clouds

• accumulation

• precipitation

• evaporation

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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What is the opposite of evaporation?

• runoff

• precipitation

• condensation

• respiration

What is runoff?

• water that is absorbed into the soil

• water that is condensed in clouds

• water that runs over the surface of the ground

• water that evaporates quickly

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

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

• evaporation

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What process happens when liquid water changes to water vapor (a gas)?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

What is groundwater?

• water that is in lakes, streams and ponds

• water that is in the air

• water that is below the earth's surface

• water that is frozen in glaciers

True or False During a gentle rain, the water will soak into the ground, but if it rains really hard and really fast water will run over the ground and may cause flooding.

• True

• False