Water Cycle - Review Quiz

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

TRees breathe out water vapor, driving this process:

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Water that has soaked into the ground is known as ______.

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Runoff

• Water Vapor

The __________ is all the water on the surface of the Earth, underground, and in the atmosphere.

• Hydrosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Evaporation is driven by which force?

• The sun

• Gravity

Precipitation is driven by which force?

• The sun

• Gravity