Hydrosphere Quiz

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• wind

• earth

• sun

• moon

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• condensation

• sublimation

• melting

• evaporation

What is the process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid?

• condensation

• melting

• sublimation

• evaporation

What is the term for the process by which water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• sublimation

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the Earth's surface back to the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the Earth's surface into the ground?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• infiltration

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the ground back to the Earth's surface?

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• precipitation

What is the term for the process by which water moves from one body of water to another?

• water displacement

• water migration

• water flow

• water transfer

What is the term for the process by which water moves through plants and is released into the atmosphere?

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

What is the term for the process by which water moves from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration