water cycle quiz

What is the process in which clouds let water go as rainfall called?

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• infiltration

Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?

• ANIMALS

• PLANTS

• SUN

• OCEANS

Precipitation includes rain and snow.

• True

• False

What is evaporation?

• Water freezes

• Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid

• Water vapor gets warm and changes from liquid water to water vapor

• Plants take in water from the soil

What are the three stages of water cycle?

• Condensation, Hibernation,

  Precipitation

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

• Precipitation, Dehydration, evaporation

• Transpiration, Dehydration, Condensation

What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid,liquid,or a gas?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• helium

• water

What are the drops of water that form on cool surfaces during the night called?

• rain

• dew

• steam

• snow

Krish notices a puddle of water on his way home from school. The next day the puddle is gone. What most likely happened to the puddle of water?

• It evaporated

• It precipitated

• It melted

• It condensed

What rises in the water cycle?

• Rain

• Ice

• Snow

• Vapor

Moisture builds up slow and the clouds begin to grow.   The currents can hold the moisture up, so it begins to rain or snow.  What do we call this?

• transpiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation