Water Cycle

What is an aquifer?

• An underground area of rock and soil that is soaked with water.

• A freshwater source that is frozen year round.

• A river that runs through a mountain.

• An open area where glaciers melt.

Evaporation is a state change from?

• Ice to liquid.

• Liquid to gas.

• Gas to solid.

• Crystals to water.

What part of the water cycle takes place when any form of water falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Water accumulation

• Precipitation

During the water cycle, when water changes to a liquid it is during which step?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

During the water cycle, when water changes to a gas it is during which step?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

T/F: The water cycle is driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

• True

• False

Plants exhaling water into atmosphere.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Water flowing downhill, through gravity, over the Earth's surface, collecting into streams and rivers.

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

What source of energy drives the entire Water Cycle?

• Geothermal energy (from Earth's core)

• Solar energy

• Hydroelectric energy

• Fossil fuels

Seawater or water makes up the oceans and seas, covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface.

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

• Groundwater

• Runoff