The Water Cycle Revision

What is the water cycle?

• The water cycle is the movement of water from the ground to the sky and back again.
• Is the process of water freezing and melting.
• Is water being absorbed into the ground.

What powers the Water Cycle?

• Plants
• Wind
• Sun

Which is a form of precipitation?

• Sleet
• Grass
• Wind

True of False: Ground Water Flow is the movement of water through the air

• True
• False

True or False: Nearly 97% of the earths water is salty or otherwise undrinkable

• True
• False

What are the parts of a water cycle?

• CO2, H2O, CO2, O2,
• Condensation, evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, interception, infiltration.
• Absorb, Decay, Convert, growth.

What is 'Surface Run Off' in the Water Cycle?

• Surface run off is when the surface gets up and runs away
• Surface run off is the roughly horizontal movement of water through the soil
• Surface run off is the absorption of water in to the ground.

What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?

• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Interception
• Infiltration

What is 'throughflow' in a water cycle?

• Is the flow of water across the surface of the ground.
• Is the movement of water through rocks.
• Is the movement of water through soil.

What does 'Condensation' mean in the Water Cycle?

• Condensation is the transfer of water as a gas to water as a liquid
• Condensation is the movement of water through rocks.
• It is when the water changes colours