Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when water changes into water vapor and evaporates?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the process called when water vapor loses its heat and cools down to form clouds?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the continuous movement of water from the earth's surface to the air and back to the earth's surface again called?

• Water Cycle

• Water Evaporation

• Water Condensation

• Water Precipitation

Why is the water cycle important?

• To make sure that water on the earth will run out

• To provide a constant supply of fresh water to living things

• To prevent the formation of clouds

• To increase the temperature of the earth's surface

What happens to the water that falls as rain?

• It disappears into the atmosphere

• It turns into snow

• It evaporates immediately

• It goes back to the land, seas, rivers, lakes, and oceans