Water Cycle

The dominant gas in the atmosphere that forms clouds is

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

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Rain happens when droplets of water

• Condense

• Evaporate

• Melt

• Freeze

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Water that has evaporated returns to the earth as

• Condesation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Surface Runoff

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Without heat from the Sun, the water cycle would

• Reverse

• Not Work

• Slow Down

• Not be affected

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What comes after precipitation during the water cycle?

• Evaporate

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

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Groundwater moves from the ground through plants and then back into the atmosphere through the process of

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Run-off

• Transpiration

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The image is a model showing the processes of the water cycle. Water uptake to the atmosphere occurs through the processes of evaporation and transpiration from plants where it condenses to form clouds. Clouds release the water through precipitation. During a summer of extreme drought, what can we expect to happen to the surface ground water stored in ponds and lakes?

• water levels will increase because there is more precipitation

• animals won't drink as much to save water, so water levels remain the same

• water levels will increase because there is more evaporation and transpiration

• water levels will decrease because there is more evaporation and transpiration

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According to the diagram of the water cycle, what happens to the water in the oceans before it becomes water in the atmosphere?

• It evaporates

• It becomes a liquid

• It is sent to the sun

• It turns into precipitation

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Most of the Earth's surface is covered by

• Ice

• Land

• The oceans

• Freshwater

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The driving force behind the water cycle and how and why water changes phase is the

• Sun's energy

• Weather on Earth

• Earth's atmosphere

• Heat within the Earth's core

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