Water Cycle Quiz

What is evaporation?

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor.

• Evaporation is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a solid.

• Evaporation is the process by which a solid changes into a liquid.

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Which process involves the conversion of water vapor into liquid water?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• precipitation

• condensation

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What is the term for water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• precipitation

• sublimation

• condensation

• evaporation

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What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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What is the term for the movement of water across the Earth's surface?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

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During evaporation, water changes from which state of matter to another?

• liquid to gas

• gas to liquid

• solid to liquid

• solid to gas

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What is the primary source of energy for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• earth

• moon

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What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation

• precipitation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Precipitation occurs because

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

• the droplets are too heavy for the cloud to hold (Gravity)

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