Water Cycle Review

What drives the water cycle?

• rain

• temperature

• the Sun

• rotation

This picture of the mirror shows an example of--

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

This picture shows -

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?

• Water vapor condensing to form clouds.

• Water evaporating from the surface of an ocean.

• Rain freezing as it falls to the ground.

• Clouds releasing precipitation over a mountain.

This photograph shows a beach on a partly sunny day. Which of the following is an interaction between the sun and the ocean that results in clouds forming near the beach?

• Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean.

• Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean.

• Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean.

• Light from the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean.

The picture shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?

• Heat from the sun warms the ocean causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form on large cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor in the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

• heats up and becomes liquid water

• cools off and becomes liquid water

• freezes and becomes ice

• rains on the land

What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere