The Water Cycle

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun

• water

• the Earth

• the moon

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What is it called when water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

What do you call the changes of water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth?

• run-off

• the water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

Condensation is when __________.

• water changes from a gas to a liquid

• water changes from a liquid to a gas

• water turns to ice

• all of the above

Evaporation is __________________.

• when water changes from a solid to a liquid

• when water changes from a liquid to a gas

• when water changes from a gas to a liquid

• none of the above

When is the best time for water to evaporate?

• cold and snowy

• wet and raining

• hot and dry

• all the time

A cold, closed bottle of water is left in the sun. Water forms on the outside of the bottle. This is an example of

• evaporation

• precipitation

• water vapor

• condensation

What process is happening in number 6?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation