Water Cycle

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

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is water vapor?

• Water on the land (geosphere)
• Water in the air (atmosphere)
• Water in plants
• Water in the water (hydrosphere)

Where is most water found on the Earth? 

• In Glaciers
• In Lakes
• In Rivers
• In the Ocean

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

• Volcanoes
• Sun
• Lightening
• Wind

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice? 

• the shape or size of the cup
• where it has been stored
• if it is being used for irrigation
• what its temperature is 

River, streams and oceans are all points of _____________ in the water cycle.

• collection 
• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• runoff

After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms

• precipitation 
• condensation
• evaporation 
• ground water

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• provide heat energy for evaporation

• provide heat energy for condensation

• dry out the soil for runoff to occur

• provide thermal energy for accumulation