Water Cycle Quiz 1

The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and turns water into vapor (gas)

• evaporation
• vapor
• precipitation
• condensation

A gas state of matter.

• runoff
• farts
• hydro
• vapor

Water released from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• aquifer
• hydro
• vapor
• runoff

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• Ice Caps
• Lakes
• Groundwater
• Oceans

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface like hail, snow, sleet, rain;clouds get heavy and the air cannot hold it any longer.

• precipitation
• transpiration
• condensation
• clouds

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration