Water Cycle part 2

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface? 

• Volcanoes
• Sun
• Lightening
• Wind

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor? 

• Evaporating
• Condensing
• Precipitating

What is water doing when it changes to water? 

• Evaporating
• Condensing
• Precipitating

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice? 

• the shape or size of the cup
• where it has been stored
• if it is being used for irrigation
• what its temperature is 

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond? 

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

What step of the water cycle occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor?

• precipitation

• accumulation

• condensation

• evaporation

The sun is the source of energy for the water cycle.

• True

• False

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

• heats up and becomes liquid water

• cools off and becomes liquid water

• freezes and becomes ice

• rains on the land

Which of the following are forms of precipitation? Click ALL that apply.

• Rain

• Snow

• Dew

• Hail

Which of the following is an example of condensation?

• Water boiling on a stove

• Puddles on the sidewalk after a hard rain

• water droplets on the outside of a cold drink

• Snow falling in Colorado