The Water Cycle

The process by which water moves through the atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface 

• Erosion
• Precipitation
• The Water Cycle
• Condensation

When plants lose water into the atmosphere as a gas, this is called. . .

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• transpiration

______occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• transpiration

_______describes the process of water turning into water vapor.

• Deposition
• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation

What powers the water cycle?

• water
• oceans
• sun
• moon

What percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh?

• 97%
• 2.3%
• <1%
• 3%

 What are the  processes of the water cycle? 

• Evaporation- Condensation- Transpiration , Runoff, Infiltration, Accumulation 

• Evaporation, condensation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Accumulation,

What percentage of the earth is covered by water?

• 97%
• 71%
• 3%
• 80%

What Percentage of the earth is salt water?

• 71%
• 3%
• <1%
• 97%

What percentage of the Earth’s fresh water is available for drinking?

• 10%
• <1%
• 3%
• 15%