Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when the Sun's energy heats the surface of the oceans and lakes, causing some of the liquid water to turn into a gas?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

What is the name for the process in which water vapor rises into the atmosphere and starts to turn into liquid as it cools?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the term for the process in which water droplets fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is the name for the system that explains the way water moves on, above, and below the Earth?

• Rock Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

What is the term for the tiny drops of condensed water that form in the atmosphere and create clouds?

• Mist

• Rain

• Fog

• Dew

What is the name for the process in which ice crystals form in the clouds and fall in the form of snow, sleet, or hail?

• Freezing

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the term for the process in which water soaks into the ground through tiny pores in the soil?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Erosion

• Percolation

What is the name for the energy source that powers the water cycle?

• Wind

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

What is the term for the process in which wind and air currents push clouds over long distances?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Advection

What is the term for the process in which water vapor turns into liquid as it cools in the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation