Water Cycle

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

_____ moves underground to the ocean

• sea water

• groundwater

• lake water

• rain drops

Water than flows downward on land

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

When is energy absorbed during the water cycle?

• during evaporation

• during transpiration

• during condensation

• during precipitation

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid

What happens when water vapor loses thermal energy?

• it expands into millions of droplets that form clouds

• it condenses into millions of droplets that form clouds

• it condenses into millions of droplets that form lakes and rivers

• it expands on the surface of plants and goes into the air

____ happens when liquid turns into a gas on Earth's surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• respiration

• transpiration

Which of the following drive the movement of water in the water cycle? (choose all that apply)

• sunlight

• transpiration

• gravity

• evaporation

Evaporation adds water to the

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• geosphere