Water Cycle Quiz

Why is it called a water cycle?

• Because it involves cycling water through different states

• Because it is a circular path that water follows

• Because it never ends and is constantly recycled

• Because it only happens once a year

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What happens to water when it evaporates?

• It turns into a solid

• It remains the same

• It turns into water vapor and goes up into the air

• It falls back to Earth as precipitation

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What is condensation in the water cycle?

• When water vapor turns back into a liquid forming clouds.

• When water falls as precipitation

• When water evaporates from the Earth's surface

• When water is consumed by animals and plants

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What causes water to fall back to Earth as precipitation?

• When the clouds get heavy with a lot of water

• When the sun heats up the water

• When water vapor remains in the air

• When water evaporates from the land

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What is the process of water falling from the sky called?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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What are the four forms of Precipitation?

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• snow
• sleet
• rain
• hail
• dirt

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Clouds are formed during which process?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

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Label the parts of the water cycle in the picture by adjusting the labels.

a

b

c

d

e

Runoff and collection

Condensation

Evaporation

Energy source

Precipitation

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Which part of the water cycle includes water vapor gas changing to a liquid?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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