The Water Cycle

What process called when water is moving upwards towards the clouds?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

What is the term that show water moving into the ground?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is constantly being cycled between the atmosphere, the ocean, and land?

• Air

• Water

• Rocks

• Plants

Why is the cycling of water considered a very important process?

• It generates electricity.

• It helps sustain life on Earth.

• It creates new landforms.

• It changes the climate.

According to the text, how do the parts of the water cycle interact with each other?

• They exist independently without interaction.

• Each part drives the other parts.

• Only one part is essential for the cycle.

• They occasionally interact during natural disasters.

What is evaporation?

• The process where a gas changes to a liquid

• The process where a liquid changes to a solid

• The process where a liquid changes to a gaseous state

• The process where a solid changes to a liquid

What is the source of energy that causes evaporation?

• Wind

• Solar energy

• Thermal vents

• Electricity

What causes the water in oceans and freshwater bodies to evaporate?

• The moon

• Wind

• The sun

• Plants

What happens to impurities in the water during the process of evaporation?

• They evaporate with the water.

• They are left behind.

• They dissolve completely.

• They turn into gas.

What is condensation?

• The process where a liquid is changed into a gas

• The process where a gas is changed into a liquid

• The process where a solid is changed into a liquid

• The process where a liquid is changed into a solid