Water Cycle

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Solidification

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

During which process does water vapor in the air cool and change back into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

What is the term for water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

• sublimation

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

Where does water go after it falls to the Earth as precipitation?

• Into outer space

• Evaporates immediately

• Absorbed by the clouds

• Surface water bodies or groundwater

What is the process by which water is given off through the leaves of plants?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Respiration

• Condensation

What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

• Geothermal heat

• The sun

• Volcanic activity

• Wind

What is the term for the process by which water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere?

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the term for the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

What is the term for the process by which water is collected in bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers?

• Waterfall

• Water cycle

• Water storage

• Water gathering

What is the term for the process by which water is released from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation