Water Cycle Quiz

What is evaporation?

• The process of water turning into ice

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

• The process of water entering the soil

• The process of water vapor turning into liquid droplets

What is condensation?

• The process of water vapor turning into liquid droplets

• The process of water turning into ice

• The process of water entering the soil

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

What is surface runoff?

• The process of water entering the soil

• The process of water vapor turning into liquid droplets

• The flow of excess stormwater over the Earth's surface

• The process of water turning into ice

What is precipitation?

• Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface

• The process of water entering the soil

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

• The process of water turning into ice

What is transpiration?

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

• The process of water turning into ice

• The process of water entering the soil

• The process by which plants absorb water through their roots and release water vapor through tiny openings in their leaves

What is infiltration?

• The process by which water on the ground enters the soil and underlying layers of rock.

• The process by which plants absorb water through their roots and release water vapor through tiny openings in their leaves

• The flow of excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources over the Earth's surface

• The process in which water vapor in the air loses heat energy and transforms into liquid droplets.

Label each part of the water cycle.

d

e

f

a

b

c

surface runoff

condensation

transpiration

infiltration

precipitation

evaporation

Where is groundwater stored? (a)   ​ ​

• aquifer
• lake
• atmosphere
• ocean

What are the major areas of water storage?

• atmosphere

• surface water

• ocean

• groundwater

• all of the these

Which of these are two processes in which water is converted to vapor? (a)   ​ (b)  

• transpiration
• evaporation
• precipitation
• vapor transport