The Water Cycle & Properties

What is the main driving force to the Water Cycle?

• Weather
• The Sun
• Oceans
• Evaporation

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• ice
• clouds
• vapor

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to  WATER VAPOR (GAS)?

• EVAPORATION
• PRECIPITATION
• TRANSPIRATION
• CONDENSATION

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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 part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Number 2 in the water cycle diagram is ___________.

• The Sun
• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Allowing liquids to pass through, such as water through the ground

• permeable

• pollution

• impermeable

• yup, you know it

The Portion of water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies

• what

• fertilizer

• erosion

• runoff