SCMS Water Cycle Quick Check

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid

Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

What is A?

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• Collection

Does precipitation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

The diagram above shows four stages of the water cycle.Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?

• 
  Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
• Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.
• Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.
• Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.