Water Cycle Review

Surface water includes

• rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans

• confined aquifers and oceans

• unconfined aquifers and oceans

Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through

• transpiration

• respiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

_____ moves underground to the ocean

• sea water

• groundwater

• lake water

• rain drops

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

• evaporation

• condensation

• respiration

• transpiration

Evaporation adds water to the

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• geosphere

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

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

In the water cycle, the sun provides

• energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
• water for evaporation to happen. 
• energy to produce electricity. 
• water for condensation to happen.