Water and Oxygen Cycles

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

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Freezing

• The process is called evaporation.

What is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water?

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• The process is called condensation.

• Precipitation

What is the term for water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

• Sunshine

• Rain

• Snow

• Hail

What is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll, while releasing oxygen as a byproduct?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Fermentation

• Respiration